THE COURT WITNESS

A small town persecuting attorney called his first
witness to stand in a trial, a grand motherly elder
woman. He approached her an 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 have been a big
disappointment to me, you lie, you cheat on your
wife, you manipulate people and talkabout them
behind teir backs, you think you are a rising big
shot when you haven't the brain to realize you
will neveramount to anything more than a two -
bit paper pusher.
Yes i kniow you.
The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else
to do, he he pointed across the room and asked
"Mrs Williams do you know the defense attorney?
She repied 'Why yes i do.' I've known Mr Bradley
since he was a youngstar too. I used to babysit
him for his parents and he too have been a big
disappointment to me. He's lazy, bigoted, and he
has a drinking problem. The man can't build a
functional relationship with anyone and his law
practice is one of the shoddiest in the entire
state. Yes i know him.
At this point the judge rapped the courtroom to
silence and called both counsellors to the bench.
In a very quiet voice, he said with menace, " if
any of you asks her if she knows me, you'll be
jailed for contempt"!