When the judge says "Bring your ass to court,"

... sometimes he means it literally. Or so it would seem here in Dallas the other day when, during a civil trial between squabbling neighbors, one party did indeed bring his donkey Buddy to court as a "witness," apparently to demonstrate that, contrary to his neighbor's complaints, Buddy was quiet and well behaved. Buddy didn't exactly plead the 5th Amendment, but it seems he had nothing to bray say, and counsel for the opposing party wisely decided not to attempt any questions on cross-examination.



During jury deliberations following a three hour trial, the neighbors came to an amicable out-of-court settlement, perhaps proving that, while there may have been more than one jackass in court that day, they did finally manage to overcome their own mulishness.