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Bessie's Accident
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 would you say?”
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