Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren't prepare for the answer.
In a trial. a Southern small town prosecuting attonery called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to a stand. He approached her and asked,
'Mrs Jones , do you know me ?"
She responded , "Why, yes, I do know you , Mr William. I 've known you since you were a boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brain to realize you'll never amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you."
The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do , he pointed across the room and asked,
"Mrs Jones, do you know the defence attonery ?"
She again replied.
"Why , yes , I do know Mr Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy , bigoted, and he had a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone, and his law practise is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention, he cheated on his wife with three difference women. One of them is your wife. Yes , I know him."
The defence attonery nearly died.
The judge ask both counselors to approach the bench and , in a very quiet voice, said,
"If either of you idiots ask her if she know me, I'll send you both to electric chair !!"
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