These are from a book called Disorder In The Courts 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...
Attorney: This Myasthenia Gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
Witness: Yes.
A: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
W: I forget.
A: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
A: Now Doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
W: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
A: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
W: Uh, he's twenty.
A: Were you present when your picture was taken?
W: ...?
A: She had three children, right?
W: Yes.
A: How many were boys?
W: None.
A: Were there any girls?
W: ...? Your Honour, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
A: How was your first marriage terminated?
W: By death.
A: And by whose death was it terminated?
W: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
A: Can you describe the individual?
W: He was about medium height and had a beard.
A: Was this a male or a female?
W: Guess.
A: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
W: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?
A: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
W: The autopsy started around 8.30.p.m.
A: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
W: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
A: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
W: No.
A: Did you check for blood pressure?
W: No.
A: Did you check for breathing?
W: No.
A: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
W: No.
A: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
W: Because his brain was sitting in a jar on my desk.
A: I see. But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?
W: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
Attorney: This Myasthenia Gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
Witness: Yes.
A: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
W: I forget.
A: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
A: Now Doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
W: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
A: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
W: Uh, he's twenty.
A: Were you present when your picture was taken?
W: ...?
A: She had three children, right?
W: Yes.
A: How many were boys?
W: None.
A: Were there any girls?
W: ...? Your Honour, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
A: How was your first marriage terminated?
W: By death.
A: And by whose death was it terminated?
W: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
A: Can you describe the individual?
W: He was about medium height and had a beard.
A: Was this a male or a female?
W: Guess.
A: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
W: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?
A: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
W: The autopsy started around 8.30.p.m.
A: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
W: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
A: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
W: No.
A: Did you check for blood pressure?
W: No.
A: Did you check for breathing?
W: No.
A: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
W: No.
A: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
W: Because his brain was sitting in a jar on my desk.
A: I see. But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?
W: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
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