| Farmer Joe and his Mule
Farmer Joe
decided his injuries from his recent 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, that you were fine?"
"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, that you were fine?"
"Well
I had just got Bessie into the trailer and was driving down the road--"
"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 Farmer Joe's answer and told the lawyer so.
"Well," said
the farmer, "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 ol' 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 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?" |
