The off-color jokes are gone from the N.C. Highway Patrol Retirees Association's Web site.

Highway Patrol Commander Fletcher Clay contacted the association Tuesday afternoon, after hearing about the jokes from the News & Observer, Dan Kane reports.

Patrol spokesman Lt. Everett Clendenin, said Clay told them they can't have pictures of the patrol's badge, patch and patrol car along with jokes that refer to breast size and the sexual prowess of certain ethnic males.

The association, which is not affiliated with the patrol, opted to keep the patrol paraphernalia.