Humor 11/17/97: Bessie

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Subject: Bessie

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'?," questioned 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 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 Joe's answer
and said to the lawyer,
"I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule Bessie."

Joe 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. How are you
feeling?"