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?' --
What the heck would you say?"
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