From Gill,
Nate the rattlesnake knew that there was a mysterious lever hidden in a bush across the highway from where he lived. Before they died, his parents had told him that if anyone pushed the lever, the world would come to an end. Fortunately, a truck driver friend of his named Pete was the only person who knew about the lever.
One day, Nate decided to slither across the highway to get a better look at this powerful lever. But as he was nearing the opposite side of the road, who should come barreling down the road driving an eighteen-wheeler but Pete. Poor Pete found himself in a dilemma: Either hit Nate the snake or swerve into the bush and end the world. Needless to say, he ran over the snake. As he squashed that poor snake, Pete cried, "Better Nate than lever!"
Especially funny to me, as DS's name is Nate!
Joan