Clyde and Bessie

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, yes or no."


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 ole Bessie Moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape just
by her
moans."


"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, gun in hand, looked at me, and
said, "How are you feeling?"



"Now what the heck would you say?"