Farmer Joe was driving a cart full of vegetables to market when he had a head-on collision with a semi. Farmer Joe suffered severe injuries and was in the hospital for several months and told he would be in pain for the rest of his life. He sued the driver of the semi and they went to court. In court, the semi’s lawyer asked the farmer: “When the police arrived did they ask you how you were feeling?”
Farmer Joe: “Yes.”
Driver’s lawyer: “What did you tell the police officer ?”
Farmer Joe: “I never felt better in my life.”
The judge was amazed and the quickly wrote down some notes. Then the farmer’s lawyer came up and asked the farmer: “Could you tell us exactly what happened when the police officer arrived?”
Farmer Joe: “I was lying in the ditch and the police officer came and looked at my horse. My horse had two broken legs and was screaming in agony. The police officer put his gun to its head and put it out of its misery. The officer went to my dog lying in the ditch next to me. The dog had a broken back and was whining in agonizing pain. The officer put his gun to its head and put it out of its misery. Then he asked me:
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