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Lawyers Say The Darndest Things

Lawyer jokes are almost as popular in America as blond jokes. A friend sent me these actual questions and responses from courtroom witness stands. They’re a hoot.  The funnies are excerpts from a book called Disorder in the Court**

Enjoy!

ATTORNEY:  What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS:  He said, ‘Where am I, Cathy?’
ATTORNEY:  And why did that upset you?
WITNESS:  My name is Susan!
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ATTORNEY:  What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS:  Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY:  This myasthenia gravis , does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS:   Yes.
ATTORNEY:  And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS:   I forget.
ATTORNEY:  You forget?  Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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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:  Now 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:  The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS:  He’s 20, much like your IQ.
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ATTORNEY:  Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS:     You’re kidding me. Right?
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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:      Your Honor, I think 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:  And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS:     Take a guess.
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ATTORNEY:  Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS:     He was about medium height and had a beard
ATTORNEY:  Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS:     Unless the Circus was in town I’m going with male.
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ATTORNEY:  Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS:  No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY:  Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS:     All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.
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ATTORNEY:  ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS:  Oral.
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ATTORNEY:  Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS:     The autopsy started around 8:30 PM
ATTORNEY:  And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS:     If not, he was by the time I finished.
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And we saved the best one for last:

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:  So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS:     No.
ATTORNEY:  How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS:     Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY:  I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS:     Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

** Disorder in the Court, ©1992 by Charles M. Sevilla, W.W. Norton & Company, New York and London

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