[s-cars] the S defense

[Bill Mahoney]

'Wapner':  (to prospective juror me) What hobbies do you have?
Me:  Well uh, you know golfing, marathon running, ... (then instead of
saying well I track my car a couple times a year and enjoy fixing it the
rest, I simply add:) race car driving.
'Wapner':  Race car driving?
Me:  Well uh yeah.  But I'm actually pretty bad at it.
'Wapner':  What kind of car do you race? 
Me:  Well uh an Audi.
  (Entirely packed, levity starved courtroom has a good chuckle here.)
'Wapner':  An Audi huh? You race this car?  
Me:  oh, uh not on the street!  . ONLY timed events on the track.
'Wapner':  I see.  Do you trailer it to the track?
Me:  It's okay judge, my wife thinks me crazy too.  No, I just drive it.
'Wapner':  What kind of Audi is this?
Me:  Well actually it's an old Audi station wagon.
   Whole courtroom is outright laughing now.

Two hours later, I'm booted from the jury pool.  Not quite 'right' I
suppose;)
Bill M  ~ reporting from the Cook County Court House