Marriage Joke
Monday, July 28th, 2008QUESTION: What is honeymoon?
ANSWER: That brief span of time between, “I do” and “Youd better!”
QUESTION: What is honeymoon?
ANSWER: That brief span of time between, “I do” and “Youd better!”
The owner of a large factory decided to make a surprise “Just how much are you being paid a week?” said the owner “Three hundred bucks,” replied the young man. Taking out a fold of bills from his wallet, the owner Turning to one of the supervisors, he said “How long has “He doesn’t work here,” said the supervisor. “He was just
visit and check up on his staff. Walking though the plant, he
noticed a young man leaning lazily against a post.
angrily.
counted out $300, slapped the money into the boy’s hands, and
said “Here’s a week’s pay — now get out and don’t come
back!”
that lazy bum been working here anyway?”
here to deliver a pizza!”
A defendant was on trial for murder. There was very strong evidence indicating guilt, but no corpse had been found. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, decided to try a trick.
“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you all,” the lawyer said as he looked at his watch. “Within one minute, the person presumed dead in this case will walk into this courtroom!”
He looked toward the courtroom door. The jurors, somewhat stunned, all looked, eagerly. A minute passed. Nothing happened.
Finally, the lawyer said, “Actually, I made up the previous statement. But you all looked on with anticipation. I therefore put it to you that there is reasonable doubt in this case as to whether anyone was killed and insist that you return a verdict of not guilty.”
With that, the jury retired to deliberate. But after only a few minutes, they came back and pronounced a verdict of guilty.
“But how?” the lawyer asked. “You must have had some doubt. I saw all of you stare at the door.”
“Oh, yes,” the jury foreman replied. “We all looked – but your client didn’t!”