Thursday, May 11, 2006
embarassing moment to start the day ;-)
DURING A TRIAL at which I was an attorney, an eminent psychologist was
called to testify. A severe, no-nonsense professional, she sat down in
the witness chair, unaware that its rear legs were set precariously on
the back of the raised platform. "Will you state your name?" asked the
district attorney. Tilting back in her chair, she opened her mouth to
answer, but instead catapulted head-over-heels backward and landed in
a stack of exhibits and recording equipment. We watched in stunned
silence as she extricated herself, rearranged her disheveled dress and
hair, and was reseated on the witness stand. The glare she directed at
onlookers dared anyone to so much as smirk.
"Well, doctor," continued the district attorney, without changing
expression, "we could start with an easier question."
--Contributed to "All In a Day's Work" by Pamela Williams
