Jamaican lawyers should never ask a witness a question If they're not prepared for the answer.
In a trial, a Falmouth small town prosecuting attorney
Called his first witness, a grand motherly, elderly woman
Named Miss Ivy, to the stand. He approached her and asked,
"Miss Ivy, do you know me?"
She responded, "Why, yes of course me know you, Mr.
Williams! Me know you since you was a likkle pissen tail
pickney, and wat a big disappointment you is to yuh family.
You tell too much lie, yuh cheat pan yuh wife, you chat people bizniz,
And yuh red-eye and licky-licky. Yuh tink you is a big shot now but yuh nuh
realize sey yuh will neva be more dan a two-bit paper pusher! Yes, mi know yuh aright!!"
The Lawyer was stunned! Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked,
"Miss Ivy, do you know the defense attorney?"
She again replied, "why yes, MI know Mr. Bradley since him was a likkle bwoy to. Him lazy, andgood-fe-nuttin, him boasy, and him always a gwaan like him white. Him cyaan build a normal relationship wid any woman cause him a man unda covah. Fi him law practice a di wus innaJamaica. Him chat nuff , him teef, nuttin nasty and dutty no deh wey him nuh do. A three different woman an four man me hear sey him av undah covah, an one a di woman dem a you wife! Yes sah, Mi know him well."
The defense attorney almost died of embarrasment.
The Judge ordered both counselors to approach the bench, and in a very quiet voice, said,
"IF EITHER OF YOU BASTARDS ASK HER IF SHE KNOW ME, A GWINE