compuworm Posted January 1, 2006 CID Share Posted January 1, 2006 Why Lawyers should never ask a witness a question if they aren't prepared for the answer: In a trial, a Southern small town prosecuting attorney called his first witness to the stand ... a grand motherly, elderly woman. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?" She responded, "Why, yes I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've know you since you were a young boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, 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 defense 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 defense attorney almost died. The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench, and in a very quiet voice, said: "If either of you bastards asks her if she knows me, I'll throw your butts in jail for contempt." I hope you enjoyed the funny, compuworm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM-DOS Posted January 1, 2006 CID Share Posted January 1, 2006 lol ~ funny! ~ probably more true - than not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted January 1, 2006 CID Share Posted January 1, 2006 lol ~ funny! ~ probably more true - than not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted January 3, 2006 CID Share Posted January 3, 2006 :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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