[Tomalak]

It reads just like an upper-brow sitcom - except it actually happened. :)

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[parsifal]

Hilarious! Bump!!!

BTW, I once had a client who supposedly had short term memory problems. Talk about a hard person to cross examine. The other lawyer would think that he had her trappped and ask her if she didn't just testify to such and such. Her reply was, "I don't remember what I just testified to." He'd come back and say well didn't such and such happen? She'd say. "It may have. I don't remember." On and on. Talk about a frustrated attorney. I felt sorry for him. parsy who loves this kind of stuff.

[Publius]

Dialogue worthy of "Yes, Minister".

[1bigdictator]

Cute story... this is why I never wanted to be a trial lawyer.

[mvpel]

I gather that it's a rule among smart lawyers that you never, ever ask a question unless you already know the answer, or you don't care what the answer is.

[Boxsford]

funny! I bet we could name a few freepers that would respond exactly like this guy.

I really enjoyed reading this. Thanks for posting.

[xJones]

Chrysler: And thank you from ME, m'lud. It's nice to be appreciated.

Judge: Shut up, witness.

Chrysler: Willingly, m'lud. It is a pleasure to be told to shut up by you. For you, I would...

As Michael Montaigne once said, "We love those who make us laugh." There's something loveable about this rogue. :)

[Free Trapper]

Thought you'd like to see this one. :O)

[xJones]

Humor break.

[CyberCowboy777]

Very Funny - Thanks

[tictoc]

Hilarious!

[Billthedrill]

In fairness to Mr Lovelace, Mr Chrysler, I should remind you that barristers have an innate reluctance to frame a question as a question. Where you and I would say, "Where were you on Tuesday?", they are more likely to say, "Perhaps you could now inform the court of your precise whereabouts on the day after that Monday?". It isn't, strictly, a question, and it is not graceful English but you must pretend that it is a question and then answer it, otherwise we will be here for ever.

I really, really like this guy. "You must pretend that it is..." ROTFLMAO!!

[MinuteGal]

This IS a Monty Python script, isn't it?

Leni

[Revolting cat!]

This kind of stuff doesn't work in American courts. Believe me, I tried it once or twice while being interrogated (yes, Interrogated!) as a potential juror. The judge right away threatened me with a stiffer sentence than I suspect the defendants on those cases eventually received. A humourless country, I tell ya!

[oldvike]

Damn funny. I've always loved British humor.

[Zon]

Chrysler: To attempt to throw you off balance.

Counsel: Off balance?

Chrysler: Certainly. As you know, all barristers seek to undermine the confidence of any hostile witness, or defendant. Therefore it must be equally open to the witness, or defendant, to try to shake the confidence of a hostile barrister.

Counsel: On the contrary, you are not here to indulge in cut and thrust with me. You are only here to answer my questions.

Chrysler: Was that a question?

ROTFLMAO!!!! Who wouldn't pay to be a spectator in that courtroom?

[CharacterCounts]

Funny. Every lawyer should know you never answer a question from a witness during an examination. You just remind the witness it is the lawyer's job to ask questions and his to answer them.

[gitmo]

NBC or ABC should hire this guy.

[Puddleglum]

This is just great! Thanks for giving me a good laugh.

[MotleyGirl70]

Funny! Thanks for posting. LOL!

[FlyVet]

Well...40,000...in my experience hotel coathangers are made of wood...maybe he wanted to make one hell of a bonfire..40,000 would suffice I think. He had a hanger fetish, and left the towels alone?