the scene was a tiny mountain village in a remote section of West Virginia. An old mountaineer and his young wife were getting divorce in the local court. But custody of the children was a problem.
the mother jumped to her feet and protested to the judge that, since she had brought the children into this world, she should retain custody of them.
The old mountaineer also wanted custody of the children. The judge asked for his side of the story and , after a long moment of silence, the mountaineer slowly rose from this chair and said, ' Judge, when i put a quarter in a candy machine and a candy bar comes out, does it belong to me or the machine?'
离婚双方在法庭上争夺孩子的监护权,女方说孩子是从我肚子里出来,监护权理所当然属于我。
一段长时间的沉默后,男的说:‘法官大人,如果我在自动贩卖机投入一枚硬币,出来一块糖果。糖果是属于我呢还是属于自动贩卖机?’ |