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This prank was on my expense and I doubt I will ever survive it. Anyhow, around 2350 p.m. last night after rollcall, we usually sit around and joke, since our afternoon shift doesn't get off duty until midnight. Well, I'm pretty much known to play joke on my co-workers (silly ones). Little did I know that last night would be payback time. While sitting there, waiting for Shift Supervisor to let us go on patrol, Sgt pulls me aside and tells me that one of deputies needs my help with translating for one arrestee who didn't speak any English. Of course I said fine I can go etc. Jail is about ten minutes away, from my department, but you have to pass through the highway. Sgt told me to grab the closest unmarked unit, and head over. Of course I did exactly that. Before I got into car, one of my buddies walked up to me, and told me this "E is not for enough." Well me being dumb as rock didn't figure out what he meant by that until later. Five minutes down the road my car stopped, of course I was lucky, I was able to pull to side of road, turned on my flashing lights, got on radio and advised dispatcher what happened. She was laughing at me.
About two minutes later Lt & Sgt pulled up beside me, looked at me and started laughing their heads off at me.
Lt told me, since they couldn't find better prank that hasn't been used on new rookies before they came up with this one. To give me car that had empty gas tank and to see if I would ever figure it out. Hence why one officer told me E is not for enough. I'm still ****ed over it. And I did deserve it but this was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too mean in my book.
Heck I got over that joke two hours afterwards, considering Lt's on my payback list. Just waiting for opportunity. 
And sounds like you dealt with it well at the time.
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