A few minutes ago I intended to leave my office and join the others, but that did not happen. I went for a much needed bathroom break (yes, I do go to the bathroom), then I came to the dining room. Instead of just sitting and watching others play Shadows over Camelot, I opened Chris’s laptop and checked out My Yahoo!. This has been one of those weekends where I finally got a chance to get on the web for a while, and I have taken advantage of it. I came across a page of crazy courtroom conversations at Moronland.com. Some of these are hilarious, while others are only very funny. For example, a very funny exchange:
ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
WITNESS: We both do.
ATTORNEY: Voodoo?
WITNESS: We do.
ATTORNEY: You do?
WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.
And a hilarious exchange:
ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
I expect to hear such funny things from any lawyers I know, if they encounter such things while in court. For now, I may have to settle for getting Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History, the book from which these quotes were taken.
Last week I had to leave a courtroom to avoid laughing at an exchange between a judge and someone else; I can’t remember if it was a lawyer or a party. Unfortunately, I can’t remember what was so damn funny either. Unfortunately, It is hard to remember such details when you just see it happen in court. You really need a transcript from a deposition or court proceeding to have much chance of relaying such funny incidents to friends. With the limited number of transcripts I see, I won’t be a good source. Maybe Brad will be better positioned. Knock on wood.