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Farmer
Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company responsible for the accident to court.In court, the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning Farmer Joe.
"Didn't you say at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine.'?"
Farmer Joe responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into my trailer, and..."
"I didn't ask you for details," the lawyer interrupted. "Just answer the question. Did you not say at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'?"Farmer Joe responded, "Well, I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into the trailer, and I was driving down the highway..."
"Just answer the question I asked you," the lawyer again interrupted. "Were you not 'fine' at the scene of the accident?"
Farmer Joe again began to respond. "Well, I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into the trailer and I was driving down the highway, when this huge semi-truck ran the stop sign ...."The lawyer interrupted again, "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 that he is a fraud. Please tell him to answer the question."
By this time, the judge was fairly interested in Farmer Joe's answer, and said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule Bessie."Farmer Joe thanked the judge and proceeded. "Well, as I was saying, I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into the trailer and I was driving down the highway, when this huge semi-truck ran the stop sign and smacked into my truck right in the side. I was thrown into the ditch on one side of the road, and Bessie was thrown into the other.
I was hurting real bad, and didn't want to move. I could hear Bessie moaning and groaning, and I knew she was in bad shape. 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 with his gun in his hand and looked at me. He said, "Your mule was in such bad shape I had to shoot her.....How are you feeling?"
Adios, RND ;-)