Funny Court Transcriptions and More Jokes

Do You Swear to Tell the Whole Truth?

These actual court transcriptions raise the question of just what the “whole truth” is …

Q: What is your brother-in-law’s name?
A: Borofkin.
Q: What is his first name?
A: I can’t remember.
Q: He’s been your brother-in-law for 45 years, and you can’t remember his first name?
A: No. I tell you I’m too excited. [Rising from the witness chair and pointing to Mr. Borofkin] Nathan, for God’s sake, tell them your first name!

Q: James stood back and shot Tommy Lee?
A: Yes.
Q: And then Tommy Lee pulled out his gun and shot James in the fracas?
A: [After hesitation] No sir, just above it.

Q: Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?

Q: Are you married?
A: No, I’m divorced.
Q: What did your husband do before you divorced him?
A: A lot of things I didn’t know about.

Q: How did you happen to go to Dr. Cheney?
A: Well, a gal down by the road had had several of her children by Dr. Cheney and said he was really good.

Q: Did the lady standing in the driveway subsequently identify herself to you?
A: Yes, she did.
Q: Who did she say she was?
A: She said she was the owner of the dog’s wife.

Q: Doctor, did you say he was shot in the woods?
A: No, I said he was shot in the lumbar region.

The Corniest Cow Joke of All Time

Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, “I was artificially inseminated this morning.”

“I don’t believe you,” says Dolly.

“It’s true. No bull!” exclaimed Daisy.

Read about the first case of artificial insemination.

Instructions for the Assembly of Just About Anything

You can try this in the privacy of your own home.

Grasp gizmo in your left hand. With your right hand, insert the doohickey into the little whoosie just below the bright red thingamajig and gently—gently!—turn it in a clockwise direction until you hear a click. Attach the long thingamabob to the whatchamacallit. Do not under any circumstances allow the metal whatsit on the end to come in contact with the black plastic thingummy. Failure to follow these instructions will result in damage to the doodad.

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