Not so much a joke as a wee true story.
In the 1960's the Dumbarton traffic police decided in their wisdom to replace the usual patrol car for the A82 with 2 single manned Hillman Imps. The bottom part from Luss up was like the bit currently north of Tarbet and the small cars were reckoned to be more versatile as radio communication was at best patchy and weekend traffic was manic.
They were known popularly as Pinky and Perky. [For the youngsters among us these were cartoon pigs]
Pinky liked bit of venison and being well away from higher authority went up Glen Douglas with a rifle and shot a nice beast. He loaded the carcass into the car but unfortunately got bogged down. Perky meantime was keeping watch but eventually had to investigate the delay. Towing his colleague out he also got stuck. with no radio contact they had to get help but unfortunately got caught while walking down for help.
Points duty pretty well until retirement was their only option.
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