A trial was held in a small Texas town, and the prosecuting attorney called his first witness to the stand, an elderly grandma. He approached her and inquired, “Mrs. Davies, do you know me?” She said, “Yes, Mr. Clarke, I know you. I have known you since you were a small 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, but 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 attorney was astonished.

Unsure of what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked “Mrs. Davies, do you know the defense attorney?” She said, “Yes, I do. I’ve known Mr. O’Leery since he was a child. “I used to babysit him for his parents.” And he, too, has been a big disappointment for me.”

“He’s lazy, bigoted, and 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.” “Yes, I know him.” At this point, the judge slammed his gavel to silence the courtroom and summoned both counsellors to the bench. In a hushed voice, he said with threat, “If either of you asks her if she knows me, you’ll be jailed for contempt!”