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,"
asked the lawyer?
Boudreaux 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!"?
Boudreaux 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 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, "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
groans."
"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, and looked at me, and said 'How are
you feeling?'"
"Now what the hell would you say?"