The Fight

"The Fight"

Lawyer: Tell us about the fight.

Witness: I didn't see no fight.

Lawyer: Well, tell us what you did see.

Witness: I went to a dance at the Turner house, and as
the men swung around and changed partners, they would
slap each other, and one fellow hit harder than the other
one liked, and so the other one hit back and somebody
pulled a knife and someone else drew a six-shooter and
another guy came up with a rifle that had been hidden
under a bed, and the air was filled with yelling and smoke
and bullets.

Lawyer: You, too, were shot in the fracas?

Witness: No sir, I was shot midway between the fracas
and the navel.

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"Do You Know Me?"

Judge: I know you, don't I?

Defendant: Uh, yes.

Judge: All right, tell me, how do I know you?

Defendant: Judge, do I have to tell you?

Judge: Of course, you might be obstructing justice
not to tell me.

Defendant: Okay. I was your bookie.
Received on Tue Sep 14 10:27:55 2004