Cultures & Groups - 29 October 2007

If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman.




He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the policeman's credibility....

Q: "Officer -- did you see my client fleeing the scene?"

A: "No sir. But I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender, running several blocks away."

Q: "Officer -- who provided this description?"

A: "The officer who responded to the scene."

Q: "A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers?"

A: "Yes, sir. With my life."

Q: "With your life? Let me ask you this then officer. Do you have a room where you change your clothes in preparation for your daily duties?"

A: "Yes sir, we do!"

Q: "And do you have a locker in the room?"

A: "Yes sir, I do."

Q: "And do you have a lock on your locker?"

A: "Yes sir."

Q: "Now why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow officers with your life, you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with these same officers?"

A: "You see, sir -- we share the building with the court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room."

The courtroom erupted in laughter, and a prompt recess was called.

2007-10-29 02:42:22 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

in san antonio how do you old school demographic records like from 1960s?

2007-10-29 02:17:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I may be getting to old for all these new words but what the chuffing hell is an EMO is it some sort of greb, grunger, goth, biker type person ... I am hearing it more and more and want to know what it means

2007-10-29 01:48:39 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Do you purchase clothing, shoes, makeup, craft items? Ebay? What do you most often purchase online?
I order makeup just so I don't have to deal with snobby saleswomen in department stores. I shop for plus size clothing for one of my daughters. But that is about it for me. Oh, and when my husband gives me bookstore gift certificates I will order books. But I do love wandering a bookstore for an hour or two.

2007-10-29 01:39:10 · 30 answers · asked by Southern Comfort 6 in Senior Citizens

It has always, always seemed to take me nearly two weeks to adjust. I wonder why that is. It doesn't seem to bother most people.

2007-10-29 01:21:48 · 36 answers · asked by Lady G 6 in Senior Citizens

We are having much needed rain in Florida. I've actually had a wonderful summer. The best in years due to very little hurricane activity. But now the rain and barometric pressure have finally got the better of me. I've been awake since 2 a.m. with a paralyzing back ache.

2007-10-29 01:01:29 · 24 answers · asked by Southern Comfort 6 in Senior Citizens

2007-10-29 01:00:08 · 4 answers · asked by arun 1 in Senior Citizens

That Porter Wagner Wagner died today?
How sad that we lost a great legend.

2007-10-29 00:36:01 · 15 answers · asked by gabeymac♥ 5 in Senior Citizens