Legally Funny...

by Mastodon 3 Replies latest social humour

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  Mastodon

  Disorder in the Courts...revisited...
  These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts and are things people actually said in court. Taken down by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place.
  
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  ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
  WITNESS: No, I just lay there.
  
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  . ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory?
  WITNESS: Yes.
  ATTORNEY: In what way does it affect your memory?
  WITNESS: I forget.
  ATTORNEY: Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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  ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
  WITNESS: 'Cathy, where am I?'
  ATTORNEY: Why did that upset you?
  WITNESS: My name is Susan.
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  ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
  WITNESS: We both do.
  ATTORNEY: Voodoo?
  WITNESS: We do.
  ATTORNEY: You do?
  WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.
  
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  ATTORNEY: Doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
  WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
  
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  ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
  WITNESS: Are you shittin' me?
  
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  ATTORNEY: The date of the conception ( of the baby ) was August 8th?
  WITNESS: Yes.
  ATTORNEY: What were you doing at that time?
  WITNESS: Uh....I was gettin' laid.....
  
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  ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
  WITNESS : Yes.
  ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
  WITNESS: None.
  ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
  WITNESS: Are you serious? Your Honor, I need a different attorney...Can I get a new attorney?
  
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  ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
  WITNESS: By death.
  ATTORNEY: By whose death was it terminated?
  WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
  
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  ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
  WITNESS: He was medium height and had a beard.
  ATTORNEY: Was this a male or female?
  WITNESS: Guess......
  
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  ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
  WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?
  
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  ATTORNEY: ALL of your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
  WITNESS: Oral.
  
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  ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time you examined the body?
  WITNESS: The autopsy started about 8:00 p.m.
  ATTORNEY: And Mr. Smith was dead at the time?
  WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him.....
  
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  ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
  WITNESS: Uh, are you qualified to ask that question?
  
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  AND LAST
  
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  ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
  WITNESS: No.
  ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
  WITNESS: No.
  ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
  WITNESS: No.
  ATTORNEY: Then, could it be possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
  WITNESS: No.
  ATTORNEY: How can you be sure?
  WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
  ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive anyway?
  WITNESS: Yes, it is possible he could have been alive and practicing law.......
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  ButtLight

  I've read this before, really got a kick out of it........this one especially!

  Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Then, could it be possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: How can you be sure? WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive anyway? WITNESS: Yes, it is possible he could have been alive and practicing law.......
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  Gopher

  These are hilarious. I will pass them on to my brother-in-law who is an attorney.
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  Littledreamfaery

  :) wow somethings actually managed to make me laugh today... those were really rather funny :)! thank you for sharing them :)