Reputations are either infected or respected by actions ~KE

Tuesday Trench Truth

Welcome to Tuesday’s Trench Humor where we like to pull the truth from something
funny.

So there’s a trial going on in a small town and the prosecuting attorney called his first
witness to the stand, a grandmotherly, elderly woman. His first question: "Mrs. Jones, do
you know me?"
      
She responded, "Why, yes, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a young boy.
And frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife,
you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a rising
big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you never will amount to anything more
than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you."
      
The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do he pointed across the room and
asked, "Mrs. Williams, do you know the defense attorney?"
      

She again replied, "Why, yes I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too.
I used to babysit him for his parents. He’s been a real disappointment to me too. He's
lazy, bigoted; he has a drinking problem. The man can't build a normal relationship with
anyone. And his law practice is one of the shoddiest in the entire state."
      
At this point, the judge rapped the courtroom to silence and called both counsellors to
the bench. In a very quiet voice, he said with menace, "If either of you asks her if she
knows me, you'll be in jail for contempt within 5 minutes!"

Ahh, isn’t it so true that our reputations are either infected or respected by
our actions!
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