Farmer Joe had an accident and decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court, the trucking company?s lawyer was questioning Farmer Joe, ?Didn?t you say, at the scene of the accident, ?I?m fine?,? questioned the lawyer. Farmer Joe responded, ?Well I?ll tell you what happened. I had loaded by 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 accident, ?I?m fine?!? Farmer Joe said ?Well I 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 simply answer the question.? By this time the Judge was fairly interested in hearing Farmer Joe?s answer and said to the lawyer, ?I?d like to hear about his favorite mule Bessie.? Joe thanked the Judge and proceeded. ?Well as I was saying, I just loaded my favorite mule Bessie on the trailer and was driving down the road when this huge semi-truck ran the stop sign and smacked my truck in the side. I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into the other. I was hurt real bad and didn?t want to move. However, I could hear Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groaning. Shortly after the accident a Highway Patrolman came on the scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning and when over to her. After he looked at her, he took out his gun and shot her. Then the Highway Patrolman came across the road with his gun in hand and looked at me. He said, ?Your mule was in such bad shape I had to shoot her. How are you feeling?? It was then I said ?I?m fine.?
