Grandma's Day in Court
Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi Grandma a question if they aren't
prepared for the answer. As so was the case for a small-town Southern
prosecuting attorney. He called his first witness, who was an elderly
Grandmother, to the stand. He approached her in his lawyer tone, trying to
scare the witness. To try and show her creditability as a witness, he
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 young 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 never will amount to anything more than a two-bit
paper pusher. Yes, I know you."
The prosecuting lawyer was stunned, but the congregation and defence
lawyer were amused. Confused and not knowing what else to do, the lawyer
pointed across the room and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the defence
attorney?" She again replied, "Why, yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's a lazy bigot, 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 too cheated on his wife, with three different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know
him."
The defence attorney almost died, as along with the prosecuting lawyer, who
was standing there very stunned. The Judge quickly banged his gavel on
the desk and commanded both counsellors to approach his bench!! Then in a
very quiet, but forceful voice, the Judge said, "If either of you idiots asks
her if she knows me, I'll send you to the electric chair."