“Thirty-six and a half feet.”
“How can you tell so exact?”
“’Cause I measured it. I thought right away, some fool from court would ask me about it.”
Objected to Income Tax
Magistrate:—“You are accused of loafing; why don’t you work?”
Loafer:—“Because then I would have to pay an income tax.”
A Witness Against His Will
Judge:—“Constable, bring in the next witness!” (Constable beckons to a man by the door to step up.)
Judge:—“What is your name?”
Peter:—“Peter Lerch.”