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C.H.Spurgeon
"The law is for the self-righteous to humble their pride
  The Gospel is for the lost to remove their despair."

CleanLaugh
The following questions from lawyers were taken from official records nationwide:

1.  Was that the same nose you broke as a child?

2.  Now, doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn't know anything about it until the next morning?

3.  Q: What happened then?
A:  He told me, he says, 'I have to kill you because you can identify me.'
Q: Did he kill you?

4.  Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?

5.  The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?

6.  Were you alone or by yourself?

7.  How long have you been a French Canadian?

8.  Do you have children or anything of that kind?

9.  Q:  I show you exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture?
A:  That's me.
Q:  Were you present when that picture was taken?

10.  Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?

11.  Q:  Now, Mrs.  Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?
A:  By death.
Q:  And by whose death was it terminated?

12.  Q: Do you know how far pregnant you are now?
A:  I'll be three months on November 8.
Q:  Apparently, then, the date of conception was August 8?
A: Yes Q:  What were you doing at the time?

13.  Q:  Mrs.  Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable?
A:  I used to be.
Q:  How many times have you committed suicide?

14.  So you were gone until you returned?

15.  Q:  She had three children, right?
A:  Yes.
Q:  How many were boys?
A:  None
Q:  Were there girls?

16.  You don't know what it was, and you don't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?

17.  Q: You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
A: Yes
Q:  And these stairs, did they go up also?

18.  Q:  Have you lived in this town all your life?
A:  Not yet.

19.  A Texas attorney, realizing he was on the verge of unleashing a stupid question, interrupted himself and said, "Your Honor, I'd like to strike the next question."

20.  Q:  Do you recall approximately the time that you examined the body of Mr. Edington at the Rose Chapel?
A:  It was in the evening.  The autopsy started about 8:30 p.m.
Q:  And Mr. Edington was dead at the time, is that correct?
A:  No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy!