My Favorite Mule Bessie
Posted by: clean-hewmor <clean-hewmor@...>
Clyde, a farmer in Alabama, 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
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 or did you not say 'I'm fine' at
the scene of the accident?"
Clyde said, "Well, yes, but 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, like 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.
"About that time 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 and said, 'And, how are you feeling?'"