The court was listening to the testimony of the wife who sought a divorce.
“Tell me explicitly, “the judge directed the woman, “what fault you have found with your husband. “
The wife was explicit: “He’s a liar, a brute, a thief and a brainless fool!”
“Tut, tut!” the judge remonstrated. “I suspect you would find difficulty in proving your assertions. “
“Prove it!” was the retort. “Why does everybody know it?”
“If you knew it, “his honor demanded sarcastically, “why did you marry him?”
“I didn’t know it before I married him. “
The husband interrupted angrily: “Yes she did too, “he shouted. “She did so!”
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