Feb 01, 2008 10:44
In a trial, a Southern
small-town prosecuting
attorney called his first witness, a grand
motherly, elderly woman to the
stand.
He approached her and asked, 'Mrs. Jones, do
you know me?'
She responded, 'Why, yes, I do know you, Mr.
Williams 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 the
room and asked, 'Mrs. Jones, do you know the
defence attorney?'
She again replied, 'Why, yes, I do. I've known
Mr. Bradley 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 different women. One of them was your
wife. Yes, I know him.'
The defence attorney almost died The judge
asked both counsellors to
approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice,
said,
'If either of you f*cking idiots asks her if
she knows me, I'll send you
to the electric chair.'