A farmer named Clyde had a car accident. In court, the trucking Company's
lawyer was questioning Clyde. "Didn't you say, at the moment 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 did not ask you 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'm 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 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 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. When the
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 near
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 what in the world would you say?
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