prepared for the answer.
In a trial, a southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first
witness, a grandmotherly elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and
asked, "Mrs. Sanders, do you know me?" She responded, "Why, yes, I do know
you, Mr. Desmond. I've known you since you were a young boy and frankly,
You've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife and
you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think
you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you never will
amount to anything more than a two-bit, paper pusher. Yes, I know
you."
The lawyer was stunned! Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across
and asked, Mrs. Sanders, do you know the defense attorney?" She again
replied, "Why, yes, I do. I've known Mr. Cristofaro, since he was a
youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He
can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of
the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with
three women. One of them is your wife. Yes, I know him." The defense
attorney almost died.
The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and in a very quiet
voice, "If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you to the
electric chair."