Boudreaux and His Mule { 3 min video ]

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[virgil283]

"Jacques Gaspard recounts a humorous story about a Cajun man, his favorite mule named Clotile, and a lawsuit (very funny)."

[virgil283]

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In Louisiana, this fella, Boudreaux, had a bad vehicle accident, caused by a truck. In court, the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning Boudreaux: Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'? the lawyer asked. Boudreaux responded, 'Let me told you what happened. Me, I had jus loaded my favorite mule, Bessie, into da . . ' 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!'? Boudreaux said, 'I had jus got Bessie into da trailer and I was driving down da 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 answer the question.' By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Boudreaux's answer and said to the lawyer, 'I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule, Bessie.'

Boudreaux thanked the Judge and proceeded, 'I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into da trailer and was driving her down da highway when dis huge semi-truck and trailer ran da stop sign and smacked my truck right in da side. Me, I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into da udder.. I was hurting, real bad and didn't want to move at tall. But, I could herd ole Bessie moanin and groanin. Me, I knew she was in some kind o' terrible shape just by her groans. Shortly after da accident, a Highway Patrolman, he came on da scene. He herd Bessie moanin' and groanin' so, him, he went over ta her. After he took hisself a look at her, he took out his gun and shot her between da eyes.

Den da Patrolman came cross da road, gun in hand, and looked at me, and said 'How are you feeling?''

'Now what da heck would you say?!'

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[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I imagine in the original incarnation of this joke it was much longer, as in such jokes, the language used in the build up is half the humor, not just the punchline.

Cajun loans itself very well to such extended jokes, as it is unusual among southern dialects to the point of being a unique tongue, only integrating back into English slowly over the last century.

[blueunicorn6]

That, is a good one.