Oh man, so many good, bad and ugly. This one certainly added some levity.

I wrote a piece about how there has been a sharp decline in bugs being killed by cars in recent years, despite massively increased numbers of cars (Short version: improved aerodynamics roll the bugs over the car instead of splatting them).

A reader left this response:

Years ago I worked with a guy who told me of a time he got pulled over for speeding.

The cop asked him if he was in a hurry and he said no. He then asked why he was speeding. My co-worked said it was too embarrassing and to just give him the ticket.

The officer insisted, saying he had heard it all.

He hesitated, then said, “there was a grasshopper on my windshield and I wanted to see if I speeded up how long he could hold on.”

The officer laughed and said that was a new one…and let him off with a warning.