SCRATCHING
HIMSELF IN CONTEMPT
When one county judge
wanted to remedy the missed court appearance by the defensive
attorney, he first asked for a reasonable explanation for the absense.
The lawyer replied that he, "had the screaming itches of the
crotch. I wasn't here because I would have been scratching my
testicles constantly." The judge was not satisfied by this
explanation so he held him in contempt; then doubled his fine for what
he felt was a "degrading" excuse. [Judge one; jock-itch
zero.]