A farmer named Clyde had a car accident.In court, the trucking

company's fancy lawyer was questioning Clyde.

"Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, "I'm fine," asked the

lawyer? Clyde responded, "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,

'I'm fine?' "?

Clyde said, "Well, I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I was

driving down the road...."

The lawyer interrupted again and said, "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 Clyde's answer and

said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his

favorite mule, Bessie."

Clyde thanked the Judge and proceeded, "Well 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 old

Bessie moanin' and groanin'. 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 moanin' and groanin' 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, gun in hand, looked

at me, and said, 'How are you feeling?'

"Now what the hel_l would you say?!"

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