An old farmer named Clyde had a car accident. In court,
the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning Clyde.
"Didn't you say at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine,'?" asked the
lawyer.
Clyde responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had just
loaded my favorite mule, Bessie, into the......"
"I didn't ask for any details," the lawyer interrupted. "Just answer
the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, "I'm fine!'?"
Clyde said, "Well, I had just got Bessie into the trailer and was driving
down the road...."
The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Judge, I am trying to establish
the fact that at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway
Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after
the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please
tell him to simply answer the question."
By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Clyde's
answer and said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his
favorite mule, Bessie."
Clyde thanked the Judge and proceeded, "Well... as I was sayin', I had just
loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the trailer and was drivin' her down
the highway when this huge semi ran the stop sign and smacked my truck
right in the side. I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into
the other. I was hurtin' real bad and didn't want to move. However,
I could hear ole Bessie moanin' and groanin'. I knew she was in terrible shape
just by her groans.
Real soon a Highway Patrolman came on the scene. He
could hear Bessie moanin' and groanin', too. So, he went over to her. After he
looked at her, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes. Then the
Patrolman came across the road, gun in hand, looked at me, and said, 'How are
YOU feeling?'
Now what the heck would you say?"
the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning Clyde.
"Didn't you say at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine,'?" asked the
lawyer.
Clyde responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had just
loaded my favorite mule, Bessie, into the......"
"I didn't ask for any details," the lawyer interrupted. "Just answer
the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, "I'm fine!'?"
Clyde said, "Well, I had just got Bessie into the trailer and was driving
down the road...."
The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Judge, I am trying to establish
the fact that at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway
Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after
the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please
tell him to simply answer the question."
By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Clyde's
answer and said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his
favorite mule, Bessie."
Clyde thanked the Judge and proceeded, "Well... as I was sayin', I had just
loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the trailer and was drivin' her down
the highway when this huge semi ran the stop sign and smacked my truck
right in the side. I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into
the other. I was hurtin' real bad and didn't want to move. However,
I could hear ole Bessie moanin' and groanin'. I knew she was in terrible shape
just by her groans.
Real soon a Highway Patrolman came on the scene. He
could hear Bessie moanin' and groanin', too. So, he went over to her. After he
looked at her, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes. Then the
Patrolman came across the road, gun in hand, looked at me, and said, 'How are
YOU feeling?'
Now what the heck would you say?"