Good Morning My FRiends,
This joke made me smile a little more wrily as maybe I have been
watching too many programs on CNN and MSNBC about the political
entanglements. I thought this would bring a cynical smile to those who
similarly are engrossed in the political tangles of who did and who
didnt'. HOpe you enjoy as I have.
God Bless
marty auslander
Dad: Son, come in here, we need to talk.
Son: What's up, Dad?
Dad: There's a scratch down the side of the car. Did you do it?
Son: I don't believe, if I understand the definition of "scratch the
car,"that I can say, truthfully, that I scratched the car.
Dad: Well, it wasn't there yesterday, and you drove the car last night,
and noone else has driven it since. How can you explain the scratch?
Son: Well, as I've said before, I have no recollection of scratching the
car.While it is true that I did take the car out last night, I did not
scratchit.
Dad: But your sister told me she saw you back the car against the
mailbox atthe end of the driveway, heard a loud scraping sound, saw you
get out to examine the car, and then drive away. So again I'll ask you,
yes or no, did you scratch the car?
Son: Oh, you mean you think you have evidence to prove that I scratched
it. Well, you see, I understood you to mean did "I" scratch the car. I
stand by my earlier statement, that I did not scratch the car.
Dad: Are you trying to tell me you didn't drive the car into the
mailbox?
Son: Well, you see sir, I was trying to drive the car into the street. I
mishandled the steering of the car, and it resulted in direct contact
with the mailbox, though that was clearly not my intent.
Dad: So you are saying that you did hit the mailbox?
Son: No sir, that's not my statement. I'll refer you back to my
original statement that I did not scratch the car.
Dad: But the car did hit the mailbox, and the car did get scratched as a
result of the contact?
Son: Well, yes, I suppose you could categorize it that way.
Dad: So you lied to me when you said you did not scratch the car?
Son: No. No, that is not correct. Your question was "Did I scratch the
car?" From a strict legal definition, as I understood the meaning of
that sentence, I did not scratch the car... the mailbox did... I was
merely present when the scratching occurred. So my answer of "No" when
you asked "Did I scratch the car" was legally correct, although I did
not volunteer information.
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