A really funny story -- Only in Russia

Ok. The pastor of our church, Pastor John, drives a mini-van. For some reason, he gets stopped frequently. Actually, for no apparent reason, he gets stopped frequently by the traffic police or DPS. The DPS have little huts next to the major roads all over the city. They just step out into traffic and pull you over by pointing their batons. So the first time Pastor John gets stopped, he's all Americanified and like "What, I know that I have not violated any laws". So the traffic cop says, "Nevertheless, you need to take Breatherlyzer test, I will demonstrate". Then the DPS blows into the Breatherlyzer. Nothing happens. The cop hands the Breatherlyzer to Pastor John and says "Do what I did". Pastor John obliges. He blows into the Breatherlyzer. Nothing happens. The cop says "You can go on your way". Pastor John thinks that the whole situation was odd, but he has been in Russia long enough not to question anything. Not a week passes and Pastor John is pulled over again. Again he thinks " What, I know I have not violated any laws". So the traffic again says "Nevertheless, you need to take a Breatherlyzer test, I will demonstrate". Then the DPS blows into the Breatherlyzer. This time the lights on the test go off and the thing starts beeping. At this point, Pastor John says, "I'm not blowing in that thing now." The legally established drunk cop say "OK, just blow in my face". Pastor John dutifully blows in the drunk, on-duty, traffic cop's face. The cop inhales (I presume) and says "You can go on your way".

This is such a hilarious, true and perfect anecdote for life in Russia, that I could not resist sharing it with you all.