Guest guest Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Morning All, here is my entry into the therapeutic laughter annals! Enjoy. TC, Aylwin xox _____ These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active? WITNESS: No, I just lie there. ____________________________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory? WITNESS: I forget. ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot? _____________________________________ ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning? WITNESS: He said, " Where am I, ? " ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you? WITNESS: My name is ! ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo? WITNESS: We both do. ATTORNEY: Voodoo? WITNESS: We do. ATTORNEY: You do? WITNESS: Yes, voodoo. ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning? WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam? ____________________________________ ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he? WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one. ________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken? WITNESS: Are you shittin' me? ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time? WITNESS: Uh.... I was gettin' laid! ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: She had three children, right? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: How many were boys? WITNESS: None. ATTORNEY: Were there any girls? WITNESS: Are you shittin' me? Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney? ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated? WITNESS: By death. ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated? WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it? ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual? WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard. ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female? WITNESS: Guess. _____________________________________ ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney? WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work. ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people? WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that? ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to? WITNESS: Oral. ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body? WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m. ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time? WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him! ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample? WITNESS: Huh....are you qualified to ask that question? ______________________________________ And the best for last: ______________________________________ ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor? WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 BRILLIANT lol Antoinette " J. Catchpole " wrote: Morning All, here is my entry into the therapeutic laughter annals! Enjoy. TC, Aylwin xox _____ These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 These cracked me up. Thanks Sandrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Aylwin, thanks for sharing these! They are very funny! Some of these attorneys are real dopes. That is what I'm going to school for - court reporting/stenotype. Although I don't think I'll actually do the court reporting; maybe close-captioning or depositions. I did go to the school yesterday and " drop out " of this semester. They have a mid-fall semester that starts on 10-29, so I'm scheduled to restart then.I just couldn't face going back knowing I was already feeling so overwhelmed and behind. I took everyone's advise to heart, evaluated how much was going on and how stressed out I was/am. The school was wonderful about it. I'd bought a machine really cheap from another student and have my books so I can practice and study in the mean time. My hsb left last night-back to Atlanta. Picked out his truck today. Needs some service work, then hopefully he can be on the road by tomorrow night or the next day and start earning some money. He says he won't be home till Christmas. He plans on running hard at it. We hope they will run him home first though so he can load up the truck with his personal stuff he will need to live in it. I can't imagine not seeing him for 3 months! Thank you to everyone for your advise, prayers and concern. I love you all! Darlena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Aylwin, thanks for sharing these! They are very funny! Some of these attorneys are real dopes. That is what I'm going to school for - court reporting/stenotype. Although I don't think I'll actually do the court reporting; maybe close-captioning or depositions. I did go to the school yesterday and " drop out " of this semester. They have a mid-fall semester that starts on 10-29, so I'm scheduled to restart then.I just couldn't face going back knowing I was already feeling so overwhelmed and behind. I took everyone's advise to heart, evaluated how much was going on and how stressed out I was/am. The school was wonderful about it. I'd bought a machine really cheap from another student and have my books so I can practice and study in the mean time. My hsb left last night-back to Atlanta. Picked out his truck today. Needs some service work, then hopefully he can be on the road by tomorrow night or the next day and start earning some money. He says he won't be home till Christmas. He plans on running hard at it. We hope they will run him home first though so he can load up the truck with his personal stuff he will need to live in it. I can't imagine not seeing him for 3 months! Thank you to everyone for your advise, prayers and concern. I love you all! Darlena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hi Darlena, I am so glad that you have decided to put school off…and that now you can get some real rest. It sounds like hubby will be working, so you can put all your attention to your health. Please take extra good care of yourself, Aylwin xox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hi Darlena, I am so glad that you have decided to put school off…and that now you can get some real rest. It sounds like hubby will be working, so you can put all your attention to your health. Please take extra good care of yourself, Aylwin xox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hi Darlena, I give you a lot of credit for choosing to wait until the next session for the court reporting. Hopefully the financial issues will be more settled by then and you will have gotten time alone to rest as needed and hopefully stress less as well. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I know you two have been stressed and fighting lately, so the break and the return of income and such will likely help and you two will have a great reunion when hubby comes home. Sandrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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