When you’re heavily pregnant, it’s hard to always keep your sense of humor going strong. Having had two babies, I can attest to the fact that I was less patient when I was pregnant and I certainly had no time for nonsense. The further along I got in my pregnancy, the less funny it was when people made pregnancy jokes and things like that. I didn’t have access to public transportation like trains and busses when I was pregnant, but if I had, the very last thing I’d have wanted was for someone to be pointing at me and laughing, which is what happened to the lady in the joke below. On the other hand, had I been in that man’s situation, I have to admit it would have been funny to find out what was amusing him so much. Check out this story and think about what you’d do in this case. And if you were the judge, would you have dismissed the case?
A lady about 8 months pregnant got on a bus. She noticed a man opposite her was smiling at her. She immediately moved to another seat. This time the man’s smile turned into a grin, so she moved again. The man seemed more amused. When she moved for the fourth time, the man burst out laughing, she complained to the driver and he called the police and had the man arrested.
The case came up in court. The judge asked the man, who was about 20 years old, what he had to say for himself. The man replied, “Well your Honor, it was like this: When the lady got on the bus, I couldn’t help but notice her condition.”
“She sat under a sweets sign that said, THE DOUBLEMINT TWINS ARE COMING,” he added, “And I grinned.”
“Then she moved and sat under a sign that said, LOGAN’S LINIMENT WILL REDUCE THE SWELLING,” and I had to smile.
“Then she placed herself under a deodorant sign than said, WILLIAMS BIG STICK DID THE TRICK,” and I could hardly contain myself.
“But, your Honor, when she moved the fourth time and sat under a sign that said, GOODYEAR RUBBER COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT,” I just lost it.
The case was dismissed.
