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,'?"
asked 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 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."
Joe thanked the Judge and proceeded, "Well, as I was saying, I
had just loaded Bessie 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 ol' 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.'
"Then he said, 'How are YOU feeling?'"
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