A
farmer named Clyde had a car accident. In court, the trucking
company's fancy hot shot 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 favourite cow, Bessie, into the..."
I
didn't ask for any details, the lawyer interrupted. "Just
answer the question, please. Did you, or 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, "Your Honour, 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 favourite cow, Bessie".
Clyde
thanked the Judge and proceeded. "Well, as I was saying,
I had just loaded Bessie, my favourite cow, 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 old 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, and saw her fatal
condition, he took out his gun and shot her between the
eyes. Then the Patrolman came across the road, gun still
in hand, looked at me, and said, "How are you feeling?"
"Now tell me, what the hell would you say?"