"FARMER JOE AND HIS MULE"
"
Farmer Joe decided his injuries from his recent accident
were serious enough to take the trucking company
responsible for the accident to court.
In court, the trucking company's fancy lawyer
was questioning farmer Joe.
"Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident,
that you were fine?"
"Well, I'll tell you what happened.
I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into the--"
"I didn't ask for any details,"
the lawyer interrupted.
"Just answer the question.
Did you not say, at the scene of the accident,
that you were fine?"
"Well I had just got Bessie into the trailer
and was driving down the road---"
"Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that,
at the scene of the accident,
this man told the Highway Patrolman on the scene
that he was just fine.
Now several weeks after the accident
he is trying to sue my client.
I believe he is a fraud.
Please tell him to simply answer the question."
By this time the Judge was fairly interested
in Farmer Joe's answer and told the lawyer so.
"Well," said the farmer, "as I was saying,
I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite mule,
into the trailer and was driving her down the highway
when this huge semi-truck and trailer ran the stop sign
and smacked my truck right in the side.
I was thrown into one ditch
and Bessie was thrown into the other.
I was hurting real bad and didn't want to move.
However, I could hear ol' Bessie moaning and groaning.
I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groans.
Shortly after the accident
a Highway Patrolman came on the scene.
He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning
so he went over to her. After he looked at her
he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes.
Then the Patrolman came across the road
with his gun in his hand and looked at me.
He said,"Your mule was in such bad shape
I had to shoot her.
How are you feeling?"
