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.
Some of these are excellent.
______________________________ __________
Q: Are you sexually active?
A: No, I just lie there.
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Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July 15th.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.
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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?
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.
Some of these are excellent.
______________________________ __________
Q: Are you sexually active?
A: No, I just lie there.
______________________________ _________
Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July 15th.
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?