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The lawyer went to great lengths to impress upon the witness the necessity of telling the exact truth, then asked:

"Do you drive a wagon?"

"No, sir," the witness replied.

"What!" exclaimed the lawyer, "didn't you just tell my colleague that you did?"

"No, I didn't, sir," was the meek response.

"Look," stormed the lawyer, "I'm putting it to you on your oath: do you drive a wagon? "

"No, sir," was the firm reply. "I drive a horse. Wagon's are really hard to drive by themselves ..."