Lawyer Asks an Elderly Woman a Question in Court — but He Never Expected This Response
In a small-town trial, a Southern prosecuting attorney called his first witness, an elderly grandmother, to the stand.
He approached her and asked:
“Mrs. Jones, do you know me?”
She replied:
“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. You lie, you cheat on your wife, you manipulate people, and you talk about them behind their backs. You think you’re a big shot, but you don’t have the brains to realize you’ll never amount to 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 calmly replied:
“Why, yes, I do. I’ve known Mr. Bradley since he was young, too. He’s lazy, arrogant, and has a drinking problem. He can’t build a normal relationship with anyone, and his law practice is one of the worst in the 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 fainted.
The judge quietly called both lawyers to the bench and said in a low voice:
“If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I’ll have you both sent to the electric chair.”
