Good lawyers
In a trial, a Southern small town prosecuting attorney
called his first witness to the stand. The witness was
a grand motherly, elderly woman.
He approached her and asked, "Mrs.Jones, do you know
me?"
She responded, "Why, yes I do know you, Mr. Williams.
I've know you since you were a young boy,and frankly,
you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you
cheat on your wife, you manipulate people and talk
about them behind their backs. You think you're a big
shot when you
haven't the brains to realize you never will amount to
anything more than a two-bit paper pusher.
Yes, I know you. "
The Lawyer was stunned.
Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the
room and asked, "Mrs. Jones. do you know the defense
attorney?"
She again replied, "Why yes, I do. I've known Mr.
Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy,
bigoted and he has a drinking problem. He can't build
a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice
is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to
mention he cheated on his wife with three different
women, one of them was your wife.
Yes, I know him."
The defense attorney almost died.
The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench,
and in a very quiet voice, said, "If either of you
@#$*^!% asks her if she knows me, I'll throw you in
jail for contempt."
