My mom accepted an email from one of her coworkers that had an article attached to it. The article was as follows:
"When Grandma Goes to Court"
Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer.
Recently 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 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'll never 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. Brady 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 nearly died.
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 BOTH to the electric chair."
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HaHa! That was great. I totally needed good laugh today. I wonder if it really did take place? Either way I would have loved to have been there.
ReplyDeleteHahaha well grandma knows best. :) I have a granny who's 87 years old she is certainly a handful!
ReplyDeleteMan, I tell you, don't mess with those older women, they'll get you ever time! I know a lot of grannies who would rather spit in your eye if you lied than slap you. This was funny though and very like the small town I live in.
ReplyDeleteDonnyG
And that is what grams do best! I love that and thanks for sharing. I know some grams like that, one that knew our entire town growing up in a small hick town and let me tell you she could give anyone a run for their $!
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