In a murder trial, the defense attorney was cross-examining a pathologist.

The attorney said, "Before you signed the death certificate, had you taken the pulse?"

The pathologist replied, "No."

"Did you listen to the heart?"

"No."

"Did you check for breathing?"

"No."

"So, when you signed the death certificate, you weren't sure the man was dead, were you?"

The patholgist sighed.

"Well, let me put it this way. The man's brain was sitting in a jar on my desk. But I guess it's possible he could be out there practising law somewhere."