Abraham Lincoln, so the story goes, once won a court case by saying in his summation to the jury nothing more than, “The prosecution has the facts of the case 100 % correct, but they have come to the wrong conclusion.” The jury went out chuckling and came back a short time later with a verdict of not guilty. According to Lincoln-lore, during the lunch recess Lincoln had privately told the jury this anecdote: A farmer’s young son came rushing up to him sputtering, “Pa, Pa, I just seen the hired man and sis up in the hayloft. He was unzipping his pants and she was a lifting her skirt. Pa, Pa, come quick, they’re about to pee on the new hay!” “Son,” the farmer replied, “You have the facts 100 % correct, but you’ve come to the wrong conclusion. Source: http://blog.trinityaustin.com/2018/02/26/politics-and-peeing-on-new-hay/ Another of Abe's favorite stories: . A Revolutionary Relic (NSFW) [There once was a man] who had great venerat...
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