A farmer named Clyde had a car accident.
In court, the trucking company's fancy hot shot lawyer, was questioning
Clyde.
"Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine,'?" asked the
lawyer.
Clyde responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my
favourite cow, Bessie, into the..."
"I didn't ask for any details", the lawyer interrupted. "Just answer the
question, please. Did you, or did you not say, at the scene of the
accident, 'I'm fine!'?"
Clyde said, "Well, I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I was driving
down the road...."
The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Your Honour, 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 Clyde's answer and said to
the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favourite cow,
Bessie".
Clyde thanked the Judge and proceeded. "Well, as I was saying, I had just
loaded Bessie, my favourite cow, 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 old 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, and saw her fatal condition,
he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes. Then the Patrolman came
across the road, gun still in hand, looked at me, and said, "How are you
feeling?"
"Now tell me, what the f*#k would you say?"