Jeffrey Durham
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A 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 I
>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 saying, I
>had just loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the trailer and was
>driving her down the highway when this huge semi-truck and trailer 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 hurting, real bad and didn't want to move However, I could
>hear ole Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape
>just by her groans. Shortly after the accident a Highway Patrolman came
>on the scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning 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?
>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 I
>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 saying, I
>had just loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the trailer and was
>driving her down the highway when this huge semi-truck and trailer 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 hurting, real bad and didn't want to move However, I could
>hear ole Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape
>just by her groans. Shortly after the accident a Highway Patrolman came
>on the scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning 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?
