| Feeling
Fine
Farmer Joe 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 farmer
Joe. "Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'?,"
questioned the lawyer.
Farmer Joe 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 not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm
fine'!"
Farmer Joe 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 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 said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about
his favorite mule Bessie."
Joe thanked the
Judge and proceeded, "Well 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 ole
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?"
It
was then that I said, "I'm fine."
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