Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Laura Norder

I'm not usually one for reading, or passing on, lists of jokes received via the Internet, but here are a couple taken from a longer list sent to me by my daughter in Dubai. They all highlight the crassness of lawyers (no offence, Jerry, my father was a lawyer too!). I have translated them from the French.

LAWYER:   Do you remember what time it was when you examined the body?
WITNESS:    The autopsy began at 8.30 pm.
LAWYER:   And was Mr Denton dead at this time?
WITNESS:    Well, he certainly was by the time I finished.


LAWYER:   Doctor, before proceeding with the autopsy, did you check the patient's pulse?
WITNESS:    No.
LAWYER:   Did you check his blood pressure?
WITNESS:    No.
LAWYER:   Breathing?
WITNESS:    No.
LAWYER:   So it's quite possible that the patient was still alive when you started the autopsy?
WITNESS:    No.
LAWYER:   How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS:    Because his brain was in a jar on my desk.
LAWYER:    I see. But couldn't the patient nevertheless have still been alive?
WITNESS:    Yes, it's conceivable that he is still alive and practising as a lawyer.

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