Do you know ?
A small town prosecuting attorney called his
first witness to the stand in a
trial a grandmotherly, 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
known 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 rising 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 cross the
room and asked, "Mrs. Williams,
do you know the defense attorney?" She again
replied, "Why, yes I do. I've
known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too.
I used to baby-sit him for
is parents. And he, too, has been a real disappointment
to me. He's lazy,
bigoted, he has a drinking problem. The man can't
build a normal relationship
with anyone and his law practice is one of the
shoddiest in the entire state.
Yes, I know him." At this point, the judge rapped
the ourtroom to silence and
called both counselors to the bench. In a very
quiet voice, he said with enace,
"If either of you asks her if she knows me, you'll
be jailed for contempt!"