{"id":22034,"date":"2010-10-01T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/?p=22034"},"modified":"2017-03-09T22:10:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T22:10:54","slug":"coat-hanger-capershut-up-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/2010\/10\/01\/coat-hanger-capershut-up-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"Coat Hanger Caper;"Shut up, Witness.""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

It\u2019s 2002, In a UK Courtroom<\/strong>, and a man is being tried for stealing 40,000 hotel coat hangers<\/a> and Joseph Heller could not have written a more entertaining transcript!<\/p>\n

\nCounsel:<\/strong> What is your name?<\/p>\n

Chrysler:<\/strong> Chrysler. Arnold Chrysler.<\/p>\n

Counsel:<\/strong> Is that your own name?<\/p>\n

Chrysler:<\/strong> Whose name do you think it is?<\/p>\n

Counsel:<\/strong> I am just asking if it is your name.<\/p>\n

Chrysler:<\/strong> And I have just told you it is. Why do you doubt it?<\/p>\n

Counsel:<\/strong> It is not unknown for people to give a false name in court.<\/p>\n

Chrysler:<\/strong> Which court?<\/p>\n

Counsel:<\/strong> This court.<\/p>\n

Chrysler:<\/strong> What is the name of this court?<\/p>\n

Counsel:<\/strong> This is No 5 Court.<\/p>\n

Chrysler:<\/strong> No, that is the number of this court. What is the name of this court?<\/p>\n

Counsel:<\/strong> It is quite immaterial what the name of this court is!<\/p>\n

Chrysler:<\/strong> Then perhaps it is immaterial if Chrysler is really my name.<\/p>\n

Counsel: No, not really, you see because\u2026<\/p>\n

Judge: Mr Lovelace?<\/p>\n

Counsel:<\/strong> Yes, m\u2019lud?<\/p>\n

Judge: I think Mr Chrysler is running rings round you already. I would try a new line of attack if I were you.<\/p>\n

Counsel:<\/strong> Thank you, m\u2019lud.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You\u2019ll want to read it all. H\/T Gabriel Malor\u2019s Twitter Feed<\/a><\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> Well, dammit, it\u2019s too good to be true!<\/a>. But that doesn\u2019t keep it from being brilliant. And I guess Joseph Heller could write it! :-) A case of working too fast and wanting to believe! That\u2019s okay, I wear my eggs well!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s 2002, In a UK Courtroom, and a man is being tried for stealing 40,000 hotel coat hangers and Joseph Heller could not have written a more entertaining transcript! Counsel: What is your name? Chrysler: Chrysler. Arnold Chrysler. Counsel: Is that your own name? Chrysler: Whose name do you think it is? 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