A judge in Louisville decided a jury went ''a little bit too far'' in recommending a sentence of 5,005 years for a man who was convicted of five robberies and a kidnapping.
The judge reduced the sentence to 1,001 years.
"Did you tell her that what you said was in strict confidence?"
"No, I didn't want her to think it was important enough to repeat."
A pair of robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers.
The first one shouted, ''Nobody move!''
When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him.
"What are the chances of my recovering?" asked the bedridden man.
"One hundred percent," the physician reassured him. "Medical records show that nine out of ten die of the disease you have. Yours is the tenth case I've treated. Others all died. Statistics are statistics. You'll be fine soon enough."