Farmer Roscoe was
in a serious accident with an 18-wheeler from a major trucking company.
Farmer Roscoe 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 Roscoe. "Didn't you
say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'?" said the lawyer.
Farmer Roscoe 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 Roscoe 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 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 Roscoe's answer and said to the lawyer,
"I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule Bessie."
Roscoe 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.
