Thursday, June 21, 2007

Quote of The Day

"When a psychologist or psychiatrist testifies, he shall wear a cone-shaped hat that is not less than two feet tall. The surface of the hat shall be imprinted with stars and lightning bolts. Additionally, he shall be required to don a white beard that is not less than eighteen inches in length and shall punctuate elements of his testimony by stabbing the air with a wand. Whenever a psychologist or psychiatrist provides testimony, the bailiff shall contemporaneously dim the courtroom lights and administer two strikes to a Chinese gong."

(Lee Strobel's The Case For Christ,
1990, page 192, lines 1-11)

Imagine having a female psychiatrist or psychologist to do that...wait, shouldn't that be chanting incantations over a stick pot?
Come to think of it, do courtrooms have sufficient space to place the stick pot(s)? XD

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BTW, this quote is taken based on an amendment suggested in 1997 by Duncan Scott, who thinks the experts who 'testify that the defendants are insane'.

"Apparently Scott's cynicism was shared by a majority of his colleagues - they voted to approve his tongue-in-cheek proposal!

The joke got asfar as the House of Representatives, which eventually blocked it from becoming law."

At least....XD

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Interesting to know.