Happy Halloween!
These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts and are things people actually said in court. Taken down by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place.
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ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lay there.
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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: In what way does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: "Cathy, where am I?"
ATTORNEY: Why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan.
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ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
WITNESS: We both do.
ATTORNEY: Voodoo?
WITNESS: We do.
ATTORNEY: You do?
WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty year old, how old is he?
WITNESS: He's twenty one.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you s*#$! me?
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ATTORNEY: The date of the conception ( of the baby ) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: What were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Uh....I was gettin' laid.....
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ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS : Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Are you serious? Your Honor, I need a different attorney...Can I get a new attorney?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: By whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or female?
WITNESS: Guess......
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here today pursuant to a deposition notice I sent to you attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?
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ATTORNEY: ALL of your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral.
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started about 8:00 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Smith was dead at the time?
WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him.....
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Uh, are you qualified to ask that question?
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AND LAST
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Then, could it be possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be sure?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive anyway?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible he could have been alive and practicing law.......
Zen Sarcasm
1, Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone.
2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.
3. It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
4. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
5. Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else.
6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
7. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
9. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is probably not for you.
10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
11. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably a wise investment.
12. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
13. Some days you're the bug; some days you're the windshield.
14. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
15. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
16. A closed mouth gathers no foot.
17, Duct tape is like 'The Force.' It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
18, There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.
19, Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
20, Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.