Skip to comments.
It Can be Hard Keeping a Straight Face as a COURT REPORTER
Email ^
| 7/10/11
| Email
Posted on 07/10/2011 11:10:37 AM PDT by illiac
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 that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: chat; humor
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-33 last
To: illiac; JoeFromSidney
Thanks for the info. They still amaze me in that they have to get down quite a number of biglongmedicalterms, words that don’t roll of the tongues easily of most of us. I guess that’s part of the training too but it still seems hard.
21
posted on
07/10/2011 12:53:59 PM PDT
by
libertylover
(The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
To: illiac
Geez, that's a lot tougher than the code exam used to be for Extra Class amateurs. That was only 20 WPM.
≤}B^)
22
posted on
07/10/2011 12:57:31 PM PDT
by
Erasmus
(I love "The Raven," but then what do I know? I'm just a poetaster.)
To: illiac
There is no way that this exchange took place and there was a single straight face in the court.
ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Getting laid
To: illiac
Q. That statement is a completely false statement. Whether or not Mr. Bennett knew of your relationship with Ms. Lewinsky, the statement that there was "no sex of any kind in any manner, shape or form, with President Clinton," was an utterly false statement. Is that correct?
A. It depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is. If the if he if "is" means is and never has been, that is not--- that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement.
24
posted on
07/10/2011 1:06:57 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
25
posted on
07/10/2011 1:33:36 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: illiac
26
posted on
07/10/2011 1:56:08 PM PDT
by
ishmac
(Lady Thatcher:"There are no permanent defeats in politics because there are no permanent victories.")
To: illiac
I am a retired Texas attorney. We had a federal judge, Jerry Buchmeyer (I think I spelled that right) who had a regular column in the Texas Bar Journal in which he cited bloopers, errors, and just funny answers submitted to him by attorneys, court reporters and judges, from trials and depositions. As I remember, the column was called “Et Cetera.” He is gone now, but his legacy apparently lives on.
27
posted on
07/10/2011 2:08:36 PM PDT
by
ixtl
(You live and learn. Or you don't live long.)
To: illiac
My mother recorded medical testimony via stenotype in court cases. She was one of a very few that was certified to do that. As I remember she was very busy traveling throughout the state.
28
posted on
07/10/2011 2:37:19 PM PDT
by
TaMoDee
(GO PACK GO to Super Bowl XLVI)
To: Daffynition
She aided and abetted a client in attempting to commit insurance fraud. Her client? Barak H. Obama II.
Michelle Robinson was politically well connected to Rev. Jesse Jackson (his adopted son, Jesse Jackson, Jr,’s birth name is Robinson) and the Dailey political machine in Chicago.
She managed to avoid an indictment but her law license was suspended permanently.
29
posted on
07/10/2011 3:19:29 PM PDT
by
SatinDoll
(NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
To: SatinDoll
Thanks for the info. I’m not particularly surprised.
30
posted on
07/10/2011 6:17:44 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: illiac
That last one is LEGENDARY in the medical field. Every doc I know loves it.
31
posted on
07/10/2011 7:11:26 PM PDT
by
boop
("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... Ming the Merciless)
To: illiac
Very funny! (mark for later)
32
posted on
07/10/2011 7:51:25 PM PDT
by
Pollster1
(Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
To: potlatch; PhilDragoo; bitt
33
posted on
07/11/2011 11:07:50 PM PDT
by
ntnychik
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-33 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson