> > > > >These are from a book called Disorder in the Court, and are > > > > >things people actually said in court, word for word, taken > > > > >down and now published by court reporters - who had the > > > > >torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually > > > > >taking place. > > > > > > > > > >Q: Are you sexually active? > > > > >A: No, I just lie there. > > > > > > > > > >Q: What is your date of birth? > > > > >A: July fifteenth. > > > > >Q: What year? > > > > >A: Every year. > > > > > > > > > >Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? > > > > >A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. > > > > > > > > > >Q: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? > > > > >A: Yes. > > > > >Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory? > > > > >A: I forget. > > > > >Q: You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've > > > > >forgotten? > > > > > > > > > >Q: How old is your son, the one living with you? > > > > >A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which. > > > > >Q: How long has he lived with you? > > > > >A: Forty-five years. > > > > > > > > > >Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up > > > > >that morning? > > > > >A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?" > > > > >Q: And why did that upset you? > > > > >A: My name is Susan. > > > > > > > > > >Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in > > > > >voodoo or the occult? > > > > >A: We both do. > > > > >Q: Voodoo? > > > > >A: We do. > > > > >Q: You do? > > > > >A: Yes, voodoo. > > > > > > > > > >Q: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he > > > > >doesn't know about it until the next morning? > > > > > > > > > >Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he? > > > > > > > > > >Q: Were you present when your picture was taken? > > > > > > > > > >Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th? > > > > >A: Yes. > > > > >Q: And what were you doing at that time? > > > > > > > > > >Q: She had three children, right? > > > > >A: Yes. > > > > >Q: How many were boys? > > > > >A: None. > > > > >Q: Were there any girls? > > > > > > > > > >Q: How was your first marriage terminated? > > > > >A: By death. > > > > >Q: And by whose death was it terminated? > > > > > > > > > >Q: Can you describe the individual? > > > > >A: He was about medium height and had a beard. > > > > >Q: Was this a male or a female? > > > > > > > > > >Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice > > > > >which I sent to your attorney? > > > > >A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work. > > > > > > > > > >Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people? > > > > >A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. > > > > > > > > > >Q: All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to? > > > > >A: Oral. > > > > > > > > > >Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body? > > > > >A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m. > > > > >Q: And Mr.. Dennington was dead at the time? > > > > >A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an > > > > >autopsy. > > > > > > > > > >The Best one of all > > > > >Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? > > > > >A: No. > > > > >Q: Did you check for blood pressure? > > > > >A: No. > > > > >Q: Did you check for breathing? > > > > >A: No. > > > > >Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the > > > > >autopsy? > > > > >A: No. > > > > >Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor? > > > > >A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. > > > > >Q: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? > > > > >A: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law > > > > >somewhere. As a retired legal assistant, I have listened to some "dumb" questions such as these during trial or depositions and you think.....Huh!!!!. Amen to this. cf