An Arizona Highway Patrol officer pulls over an old biker zooming past the speed limit.
“Sir, may I have your name?” the officer asks.
“Just Sam,” the biker replies.
“Sam… what?” the officer presses.
“No last name,” Sam says.
The officer raises an eyebrow but decides to humor him. “No last name? How does that happen?”
Sam leans back, grinning. “It’s a bit of a story, so bear with me. I was born Sam Thompson. Did well in school, got good grades, dreamed of being a doctor. Years later, I finally became Dr. Sam Thompson, MD.”
The officer nods, intrigued.
“After a while, I got restless. Dentistry looked fun, so I went back to school, got my degree, and became Dr. Sam Thompson, MD, DDS. But then… well, I had a little… mishap with my assistant, and I ended up with VD. So now it was Dr. Sam Thompson, MD, DDS, with VD.”
The officer blinks but stays quiet.
“The dental board heard about it, took away my DDS. Then the medical board heard about that and stripped my MD. Then, well… the VD took away my last name. And now, I’m just Sam.”
The officer laughed so hard he almost forgot why he pulled him over.