Lawyers should never ask a Georgia
grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer. In a trial, a
Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a
grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand.
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 boy, and
frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your
wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You
think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you'll never
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 across the room and asked, 'Mrs. Jones,
do you know the defense attorney?'
She again replied, 'Why
yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy,
bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship
with anyone, and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not
to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was
your wife. Yes, I know him.'
The defense attorney
nearly died.
The judge asked both
counsellors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice, said, 'If either
of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you both to the electric
chair.'
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