Disorder In The Court

[Lilac Isosceles]

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.   

Q: What is your date of birth? 
A: July 15th. 
Q: What year? 
A: Every year. 

Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? 
A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. 

Q: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? 
A: Yes. 
Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory? 
A: I forget. 
Q: You forget? Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten? 

Q: How old is your son, the one living with you? 
A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which. 
Q: How long has he lived with you? 
A: Forty-five years. 

Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up that morning? 
A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?" 
Q: And why did that upset you? 
A: My name is Susan. 

Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo or the occult? 
A: We both do. 
Q: Voodoo? 
A: We do. 
Q: You do? 
A: Yes, voodoo. 

Q: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning? 
A: Did you actually pass the bar exam? 
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Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he? 
_____________________________________ 
Q: Were you present when your picture was taken? 
______________________________________ 
Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th? 
A: Yes. 
Q: And what were you doing at that time? 
_____________________________________ 
Q: She had three children, right? 
A: Yes. 
Q: How many were boys? 
A: None. 
Q: Were there any girls? 
______________________________________ 
Q: How was your first marriage terminated? 
A: By death. 
Q: And by whose death was it terminated? 
______________________________________ 
Q: Can you describe the individual? 
A: He was about medium height and had a beard. 
Q: Was this a male, or a female? 
______________________________________ 
Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney? 
A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work. 
______________________________________ 
Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people? 
A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. 
______________________________________ 
Q: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to? 
A: Oral. 
______________________________________ 
Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body? 
A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m. 
Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time? 
A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy. 
______________________________________ 
Q: Are you qualified to give a urine sample? 
______________________________________ 
Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? 
A: No. 
Q: Did you check for blood pressure? 
A: No. 
Q: Did you check for breathing? 
A: No. 
Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy? 
A: No. 
Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor? 
A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. 
Q: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? 
A: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere

 

As far as I can ascertain these are all true. I'm shore that if they aren't, Chuck will let me know.

[Miss Bea]

I like the, "Did you really pass the bar exam" one, and the last one. But actually all of them. People are pretty curious, well, not people, but in this case "the highly educated lawyers". Guess if you need one, and find one with common sense, you are doing good. Thanks or sharing.

[GrumpysWife]

I like this one: As far as I can ascertain these are all true. I'm shore that if they aren't, Chuck will let me know.  

[trottigy]

This was my favorite -

 

Q: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
A: Oral.
 

I really did LOL 

 

This would SOOOO be something I would do!!!

Edited May 22, 2013 by trottigy

[rocket]

My favorite was the last one. With brain out of body could he still be alive? "Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere"

[SUNRAY]

Thanks Ashley and everyone...these kind of posts make us laugh..and cry laughing..we need this now with so many disasters and life's anxieties..thanks again...

[Abbyz]

 

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.   

Q: What is your date of birth? 

A: July 15th. 

Q: What year? 

A: Every year. 

Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? 

A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. 

Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory? 

A: I forget. 

Q: You forget? Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotte

Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up that morning? 

A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?" 

Q: And why did that upset you? 

A: My name is Susan.:

Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th? 

A: Yes. 

Q: And what were you doing at that time? 

Q: How was your first marriage terminated? 

A: By death. 

Q: And by whose death was it terminated? 

______________________________________ 

Q: Can you describe the individual? 

A: He was about medium height and had a beard. 

Q: Was this a male, or a female

Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people? 

A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. 

______________________________________ 

Q: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to? 

A: Oral.

 

 Those just killed me...lol.

 

 

I love the word beard.

[feather]

this was funny, thanks for the laugh!

these folks are candidates for the School: 'know how you ought to answer'... 'how to improve conversation skills'... listening

[GrumpysWife]

I love the word beard.