Well, that is truer than you might think, because he IS a cop.
[geeme calls the city's police department]: Hello? Yeah. So I'm a member of an online forum called The Hot Pepper.com, and one of our members is missing.
[dispatcher]: Is this a joke?
[geeme]: No, ma'am. See, our member is an officer in your police department, and we haven't heard from him in about a year, so we are getting concerned about him. His name is Paul, and many of us call him Pauly.
[dispatcher]: What is his last name?
[geeme]: Um. .... Er. .... Well, he likes hot peppers.
[dispatcher]: Ma'am, I have to have a last name.
[geeme]: Um. .... Er. ....
[dispatcher]: Is this a joke?
[geeme]: No, ma'am......
TPBM has a better idea.