GRANDMA IN COURT
Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi 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 young 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 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 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 just froze there sweating like a pig.
The judge asked both counselors 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 to jail for life.