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Para quebrar o clima de guerra, aí vão umas piadinhas para quem entende
inglês.
Marquinhos - m.monteiro@openlink.com.br

> >> > > Recently reported in the Massachusetts 
> >> > > Bar Association Lawyers Journal,the
> >> > > following are questions actually asked 
> >> > > of witnesses by attorneys during trials 
> >> > > and, in certain cases, the responses
> >> > > given by insightful witnesses: 
> >> > >
> >> > > 1.   "Now doctor, isn't it true that 
> >> > > when a person dies in his sleep, he 
> >> > > doesn't know about it until the next 
> >> > > morning?"
> >> > >
> >> > > 2.   "The youngest son, the twenty-year 
> >> > > old, how old is he?"
> >> > >
> >> > > 3.   "Were you present when your 
> >> > > picture was taken?"
> >> > >
> >> > > 4.   "Were you alone or by yourself?" 
> >> > >
> >> > > 5.   "Was it you or your younger
> >> > > brother who was killed in the war?" 
> >> > >
> >> > > 6.   "Did he kill you?"
> >> > >
> >> > > 7.   "How far apart were the vehicles 
> >> > > at the time of the collision?"
> >> > >
> >> > > 8.   "You were there until the time you 
> >> > > left, is that true?"
> >> > >
> >> > > 9.   "How many times have you committed 
> >> > > suicide?"
> >> > >
> >> > > 10.     Q: "So the date of conception (of 
> >> > > the baby) was August 8th?"
> >> > >      A: "Yes."
> >> > >      Q: "And what were you doing at that 
> >> > > time?"
> >> > >
> >> > > 11.     Q: "She had three children, right?" 
> >> > >      A: "Yes."
> >> > >      Q: "How many were boys?" 
> >> > >      A: "None."
> >> > >      Q: "Were there any girls?" 
> >> > >
> >> > > 12.     Q: "You say the stairs went down to 
> >> > > the basement?"
> >> > >      A: "Yes."
> >> > >      Q: "And these stairs, did they go up 
> >> > > also?"
> >> > >
> >> > > 13.     Q: "Mr. Slatery, you went on a 
> >> > > rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't
> >> > > you?"
> >> > >      A: "I went to Europe, Sir."
> >> > >      Q: "And you took your new wife?" 
> >> > >
> >> > > 14.     Q: "How was your first marriage 
> >> > > terminated?"
> >> > >      A: "By death."
> >> > >      Q: "And by who's death was it 
> >> > > terminated?"
> >> > >
> >> > > 15.     Q: "Can you describe the 
> >> > > individual?"
> >> > >      A: "He was about medium height and had 
> >> > > a beard."
> >> > >      Q: "Was this a male, or a female?" 
> >> > >
> >> > > 16.     Q: "Is your appearance here this 
> >> > > morning due to a deposition notice
> >> > > which I sent to your attorney?"
> >> > >      A: "No, this is how I dress when I go 
> >> > > to work."
> >> > >
> >> > > 17.     Q: "Doctor, how many autopsies have 
> >> > > you performed on dead people?"
> >> > >      A: "All my autopsies are performed on 
> >> > > dead people."
> >> > >
> >> > > 18.     Q: "All your responses must be 
> >> > > oral, OK? What school did you go to?" 
> >> > >      A: "Oral."
> >> > >
> >> > > 19.     Q: "Do you recall the time that you 
> >> > > examined the body?"
> >> > >      A: "The autopsy started around 8:30 
> >> > > p.m.."
> >> > >      Q: "And Mr. Dennington was dead at the 
> >> > > time?"
> >> > >      A: "No, he was sitting on the table 
> >> > > wondering why I was doing an autopsy." 
> >> > >
> >> > > 20.     Q: "You were not shot in the 
> >> > > fracas?"
> >> > >      A: "No, I was shot midway between the 
> >> > > fracas and the navel."
> >> > >
> >> > > 21.     Q: "Are you qualified to give a 
> >> > > urine sample?"
> >> > >      A: "I have been since early 
> >> > > childhood."
> >> > >
> >> > > 22.     Q: "Doctor, before you performed 
> >> > > the autopsy, did you check for a
> >> > > pulse?"
> >> > >      A: "No."
> >> > >      Q: "Did you check for blood pressure?" 
> >> > >      A: "No."
> >> > >      Q: "Did you check for breathing?" 
> >> > >      A: "No."
> >> > >      Q: "So, then it is possible that the 
> >> > > patient was alive when you began the
> >> > > autopsy?"
> >> > >      A: "No."
> >> > >       Q: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?" 
> >> > >      A: "Because his brain was sitting on 
> >> > > my desk in a jar."
> >> > >      Q: "But could the patient have still 
> >> > > been alive nevertheless?"
> >> > >      A: "It is possible that he could have 
> >> > > been alive and practicing law
> >> > > somewhere."
> >> > >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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<html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman">Para quebrar o clima de =
guerra, a=ED v=E3o umas piadinhas para quem entende =
ingl=EAs.<br>Marquinhos - <font =
color=3D"#0000FF"><u>m.monteiro@openlink.com.br</u><font =
color=3D"#000000"><br><br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; Recently reported in =
the Massachusetts <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; Bar Association Lawyers =
Journal,the<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; following are questions actually =
asked <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; of witnesses by attorneys during =
trials <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; and, in certain cases, the =
responses<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; given by insightful witnesses: =
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 1. =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Now doctor, isn't it true that <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt; when a person dies in his sleep, he <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
doesn't know about it until the next <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
morning?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 2. =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;The youngest son, the twenty-year <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
&gt; &gt; old, how old is he?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; =
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Were you present when your =
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; picture was taken?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Were you alone =
or by yourself?&quot; <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt; 5. &nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Was it you or your younger<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
&gt; &gt; brother who was killed in the war?&quot; <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Did he kill =
you?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 7. =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;How far apart were the vehicles <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt; at the time of the collision?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 8. &nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;You were there =
until the time you <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; left, is that =
true?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 9. =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;How many times have you committed <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
&gt; &gt; suicide?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
&gt; &gt; 10. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;So the date of conception =
(of <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; the baby) was August 8th?&quot;<br>&gt; =
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: =
&quot;Yes.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;And what were you doing at that =
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; time?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 11. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;She =
had three children, right?&quot; <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;Yes.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;How many were boys?&quot; =
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: =
&quot;None.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;Were there any girls?&quot; =
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 12. =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;You say the stairs went down to =
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; the basement?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;Yes.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
&gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;And these stairs, did =
they go up <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; also?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 13. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;Mr. =
Slatery, you went on a <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; rather elaborate =
honeymoon, didn't<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; you?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
&gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;I went to Europe, =
Sir.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: =
&quot;And you took your new wife?&quot; <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 14. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;How =
was your first marriage <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
terminated?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;By death.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
&gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;And by who's death was =
it <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; terminated?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 15. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;Can =
you describe the <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; individual?&quot;<br>&gt; =
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;He was about =
medium height and had <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; a beard.&quot;<br>&gt; =
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;Was this a =
male, or a female?&quot; <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
&gt; &gt; 16. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;Is your appearance here =
this <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; morning due to a deposition =
notice<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; which I sent to your =
attorney?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;No, this is how I dress when I go =
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; to work.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 17. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: =
&quot;Doctor, how many autopsies have <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; you =
performed on dead people?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;All my autopsies are performed on =
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; dead people.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 18. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;All =
your responses must be <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; oral, OK? What school =
did you go to?&quot; <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;Oral.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 19. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;Do =
you recall the time that you <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; examined the =
body?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: =
&quot;The autopsy started around 8:30 <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
p.m..&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: =
&quot;And Mr. Dennington was dead at the <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
time?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: =
&quot;No, he was sitting on the table <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
wondering why I was doing an autopsy.&quot; <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 20. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;You =
were not shot in the <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; fracas?&quot;<br>&gt; =
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;No, I was shot =
midway between the <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; fracas and the =
navel.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 21. =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;Are you qualified to give a <br>&gt; =
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; urine sample?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;I have been since early <br>&gt; =
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; childhood.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; =
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; 22. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;Doctor, before =
you performed <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; the autopsy, did you check for =
a<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; pulse?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;No.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;Did you check for blood =
pressure?&quot; <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;No.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;Did you check for =
breathing?&quot; <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;No.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;So, then it is possible that =
the <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; patient was alive when you began =
the<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; autopsy?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;No.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;How can you be so =
sure, Doctor?&quot; <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;Because his brain was sitting on =
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; my desk in a jar.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; =
&gt; &gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Q: &quot;But could the patient =
have still <br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; been alive =
nevertheless?&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A: &quot;It is possible that he could have =
<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; been alive and practicing law<br>&gt; =
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; somewhere.&quot;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;</p>
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