I found this in a Dear Abby column in a newspaper my husband brought home
with him from his travels. Thought I would take the heat off the engineers
for awhile... :)
Laurie
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Courtroom Gaffes Provide Chance to Laugh at Lawyers
quote: These are questions (taken from the official U.S. court records)
lawyers have put to people on the stand.
Q: Is that the same nose you broke as a child?
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Q: What happened then?
A: He told me, he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me."
Q: Did he kill you?
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Q: Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?
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Q: Were you alone or by yourself?
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Q: How long have you been a French Canadian?
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Q: Do you have any children or anything of that kind?
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Q: I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture.
A: That's me.
Q: Were you present when that picture was taken?
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Q: Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?
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Q: Now Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?
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Q: Do you know how far pregnant you are now?
A: I'll be three months on November 8th.
Q: Apparently then, the date of the conception was August 8th?
A: Yes.
Q: What were you doing at that time?
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Q: Mr. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable?
A: I used to be.
Q: How many times have you committed suicide?
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Q: So you were gone until you returned?
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Q: She had three children right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: Were there girls?
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Q: You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like, but
can you describe it?
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Q: You say the stairs went down to the basement?
A: Yes.
Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?
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Q: Have you lived in this town all of your life?
A: Not yet.
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Q: Do you recall approximately the time you examined the body of Mr.
Edington at the Rose Chapel?
A: It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 8:30 p.m.
Q: And Mr. Edington was dead at the time, is that correct?
