Horse Sense
Farmer Joe is suing a trucking company over injuries he suffered in an auto accident. The company’s lawyer begins to cross-examine the plaintiff.

“Isn’t it true you said, ‘I’m fine,’ at the scene of the accident?” asks the lawyer.

“Well, I’ll tell you what happened,” Farmer Joe starts.

“Did you or did you not say, ‘I’m fine!’” thunders the lawyer.

“Let me explain,” pleads the farmer. “I had just loaded my mule Bessie into the trailer and was driving down the highway when this semi-truck crashed into us. I was hurt real bad. When the highway patrolman came on the scene, he heard Bessie moaning and groaning. He took one look at her, pulled out his gun, and shot her between the eyes.

Then he came across the road with his gun in his hand, looked at me, and said, “Your mule was in such bad shape I had to shoot her. How are you?”

Nick Walsh
San Antonio, TX