We live in a crazy world. People do and say funny things. Even lawyers. No, I’m not going to start off with any lawyer jokes, but many of you may have seen lists of “bloopers” taken from real life courtroom cross examinations. These lists contain funny things that lawyers say. I want to enter them into evidence at this time:
One unnamed lawyer, during a cross examination pointed to a picture. “Were you present,” he asked, “when this picture of you was taken?”
Another lawyer asked: “She had three children, right?”
The witness answered, “Yes.”
The lawyer asked, “How many were boys?”
“None,” answered the witness.
The lawyer asked, “Were there any girls?”
Another attorney asked a witness, “The youngest son, the twenty‑year‑old, how old is he?”
An attorney cross examining a doctor asked…