how are you feeling

Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the
accident were serious enough to take the
trucking company responsible for the accident
to court. In court the trucking company's
fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe.
"Didn't you say at the scene of the accident,
'I'm fine,"' asked the lawyer. Farmer Joe
responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I
had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into
the..."
"I didn't ask for any details," the lawyer
interrupted, "just answer the question."
Did you not say at the scene of the accident,
'I'm fine!'."
Farmer Joe said, "Well, I had just got Bessie
into the trailer and I as driving down the
road..."
The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Judge, I
am trying to establish the fact that, at the
scene of the accident, this man told the
highway patrolman on the scene that he was
fine. Now several weeks after the accident he
is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a
fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the
question."
By this time the judge was fairly interested in
Farmer Joe's answer and said to the lawyer,
"I'd like to hear what he has to say."
Joe thanked the Judge and proceeded, "Well, as
I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie into the
trailer and was driving her down the highway
when this huge semi-truck and trailer ran the
stop sign and smacked my truck right in the
side.
I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was
thrown into the other. I was hurting real bad
and didn't want to move. However, I could
hear ol' Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew
she was in terrible shape just by her groans.
Shortly after the accident a highway patrolman
came on the scene. He could hear Bessie
moaning and groaning so he went over to her.
After he looked at her, he took out his gun and
shot her between the eyes. Then the Patrolman
came across the road with his gun in his hand
and looked at me.
He said, "Your mule was in such bad shape I
had to shoot her.
How are you feeling?"