[pic] did you scratch the car?

The following 'joke' reminded me of recent activities in this newsgroup....

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Dad - Son, come in here, we need to talk.
 Son - What's up, Dad?

 D- There's a scratch down the side of the car. Did you do it?

 S- I don't believe, if I understand the definition of "scratch the
car", that I can say, truthfully, that I scratched the car.

D- Well, it wasn't there yesterday, and you drove the car last night,
And no one else has driven it since. How can you explain the scratch?

S- Well, as I've said before, I have no recollection of scratching the
car. While it is true that I did take the car out last night, I did not
scratch it.

D- But your sister, Monica, has told me she saw you back the car 
against the mailbox at the end of the driveway, heard a loud scraping 
sound, saw you get out to examine the car, and then drive away. 
So again I'll ask you, yes or no, did you scratch the car?

S- Oh, you mean you think you have evidence to prove I scratched it.
Well, you see, I understood you to mean did "I" scratch the car. 
I stand by my earlier statement, that I did not scratch the car.

D- Are you trying to tell me you didn't drive the car into the mailbox?

S- Well, you see sir, I was trying to drive the car into the street. I
mishandled the steering of the car, and it resulted in direct contact
with the mailbox, though that was clearly not my intent.

D- So you are then saying that you did hit the mailbox?

S- No sir, that's not my statement. I'll refer you back to my original
statement that I did not scratch the car.

D- But the car did hit the mailbox, and the car did get scratched as 
a result of this contact?

S- Well, yes, I suppose you could look at it that way.

D- So you lied to me when you said you did not scratch the car?

S- No. No, that's not correct. Your question was "Did I scratch the
car?". From a strict legal definition, as I understood the meaning of
that sentence, I did not scratch the car... the mailbox did... I was
merely present when the scratching occurred. So my answer of No" 
when you asked "Did I scratch the car" was legally correct, although 
I did not volunteer information.

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>The following 'joke' reminded me of recent activities in this newsgroup....
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what a coincidence! i just read this joke in th book "Bringing up Perants"...i
love that joke!



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