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A most extraordinary trial is going on in the High Court at the moment in which a man named Chrysler is accused of stealing more than 40,000 coat hangers from hotels round the world. He admits his guilt, but in his defence he claims that – well, perhaps it would be simpler just to bring you a brief extract from the trial. We join the case at the point where Chrysler has just taken the stand.

Counsel: What is your name?

Chrysler: Chrysler. Arnold Chrysler.

Counsel: Is that your own name?

Chrysler: Whose name do you think it is?

Counsel: I am just asking if it is your name.

Chrysler: And I have just told you it is. Why do you doubt it?

Counsel: It is not unknown for people to give a false name in court.

Chrysler: Which court?

Counsel: This court.

Chrysler: What is the name of this court?

Counsel: This is No 5 Court.

Chrysler: No, that is the number of this court. What is thename of this court?

Counsel: It is quite immaterial what the name of this court is!

Chrysler: Then perhaps it is immaterial if Chrysler is really my name.

Counsel: No, not really, you see because...

Judge: Mr Lovelace?

Counsel: Yes, m'lud?

Judge: I think Mr Chrysler is running rings round you already. I would try a new line of attack if I were you.

Counsel: Thank you, m'lud.

Chrysler: And thank you from ME, m'lud. It's nice to be appreciated.

Judge: Shut up, witness.

Chrysler: Willingly, m'lud. It is a pleasure to be told to shut up by you. For you, I would...

Judge: Shut up, witness. Carry on, Mr Lovelace.

Counsel: Now, Mr Chrysler – for let us assume that that is your name – you are accused of purloining in excess of 40,000 hotel coat hangers.

Chrysler: I am.

Counsel: Can you explain how this came about?

Chrysler: Yes. I had 40,000 coats which I needed to hang up.

Counsel: Is that true?

Chrysler: No.

Counsel: Then why did you say it?

Chrysler: To attempt to throw you off balance.

Counsel: Off balance?

Chrysler: Certainly. As you know, all barristers seek to undermine the confidence of any hostile witness, or defendant. Therefore it must be equally open to the witness, or defendant, to try to shake the confidence of a hostile barrister.

Counsel: On the contrary, you are not here to indulge in cut and thrust with me. You are only here to answer my questions.

Chrysler: Was that a question?

Counsel: No.

Chrysler: Then I can't answer it.

Judge: Come on, Mr Lovelace! I think you are still being given the run-around here. You can do better than that. At least, for the sake of the English bar, I hope you can.

Counsel: Yes, m'lud. Now, Mr Chrysler, perhaps you will describe what reason you had to steal 40,000 coat hangers?

Chrysler: Is that a question?

Counsel: Yes.

Chrysler: It doesn't sound like one. It sounds like a proposition which doesn't believe in itself. You know – "Perhaps I will describe the reason I had to steal 40,000 coat hangers... Perhaps I won't... Perhaps I'll sing a little song instead..."

Judge: In fairness to Mr Lovelace, Mr Chrysler, I should remind you that barristers have an innate reluctance to frame a question as a question. Where you and I would say, "Where were you on Tuesday?", they are more likely to say, "Perhaps you could now inform the court of your precise whereabouts on the day after that Monday?". It isn't, strictly, a question, and it is not graceful English but you must pretend that it is a question and then answer it, otherwise we will be here for ever. Do you understand?

Chrysler: Yes, m'lud.

Judge: Carry on, Mr Lovelace.

Counsel: Mr Chrysler, why did you steal 40,000 hotel coat hangers, knowing as you must have that hotel coat hangers are designed to be useless outside hotel wardrobes?

Chrysler: Because I build and sell wardrobes which are specially designed to take nothing but hotel coat hangers.

Sensation in court. More of this tomorrow, I hope

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MaxJournal Entry 26_09_2010

26 Sep 2010 21:09

Blog has re-opened!!

I got a cool iPad app called maxjournal that allows me to compose and upload a daily diary so thought I'd give it a go.

Not sure how long it'll last but let's see....

26 Sep 2010 21:11
Manchester

For Kai's birthday we got him a voucher for a tour of Manchester United's stadium and this weekend was the date. We left early on Saturday and Tracy and Erin went shopping at the Trafford Centre while Kai and I went on the tour.

I'm not the biggest football fan but it was pretty impressive. Kai loved it though and got to lead the 'team' of others on the tour out through the tunnel.

Happy Christmas

We had a great Christmas this year with Santa being kind to us all!

In the morning Kai and Erin actually slept till around 8.30 so it wasn't too early to get up and, thanks to Tracy's amazing organisational skills, everything was set up on xmas eve by 10pm so we both got an early night and waited for Santa.

Some new pics are now posted as well as a video of Erin doing her best cheerleader dance until she realises it's being recorded.

Hope you all had a happy christmas!

At least you've got your elf ...

Happy Christmas everybody!!

We all decided to do something a bit different for this year.

Check this out - http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1236675151

Let me know what you think!

I'm having a bit of trouble uploading pics to the site just now but I'll look into it and get some new stuff online as soon as.

New pics

Some new pics have been added.

A bit of an eclectic collection with some of Kai's birthday, some of halloween and even some of the gerbils!!

Still here? Go and take a look!

Welcome to Bainfamily

Hi there,

So, I've made a website! www.bainfamily.tk

I started putting it together ages ago (as you will see from the size of Kai and Erin on the homepage) but never really took it any further.

Now though, I have decided that this would be a good way of posting pictures and videos of the kids or holidays or whatever so everyone could just log on and take a look. I'm not very good at sending letters or remembering to email pictures so this should be a good way of keeping everyone in the loop and getting me off the hook for not sending things when I say I will!

This Blog page might be updated now and again but it's not the main part of the site for now - Ill see how I feel.

In the meantime, enjoy the pics and videos and I'll update it as we go.

Chris.