Jimmy Johnson's jury escape: fishin' with Parcells

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http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/spo...-4571089c.html

HERE'S a unique reason for avoiding jury duty: gone fishin' with (not for) Big Tuna. That was the reason cited by Fox football analyst Jimmy Johnson in asking to be excused from serving at a Key West federal court, according to the Miami Herald.

Johnson told U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King that he had a house guest -- Bill Parcells -- and that they were spending quality time together fishing... and possibly comparing horror stories about working for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Don't laugh. It worked.

King accepted the excuse -- just as he did another from a woman who said she had to care for her disabled brother. "We accommodate people," King said. So, after signing a couple of autographs, Johnson was off -- and back on -- the hook.

[DWinzit]

It is amazing what rich and famous people can get away with! It's just not right.

[bubba9497]

It is amazing what rich and famous people can get away with! It's just not right.

I'm sure those other jurors who had to stay were okay with Jimmy going fishing

[RW]

Helmet Hair can't be bothered with trivial things such as jury duty. He had to take The Tuna fishing..... uh, that sounds a little weird.

[DWinzit]

I hope they stay out of the whaling areas or Parcells will get harpooned!

[TheDoyler23]

I doubt he would be selected to sit on a jury anyway.

[pjfootballer]

I hope they stay out of the whaling areas or Parcells will get harpooned!

Now that's freakin funny!!

[arrowhead]

He probably was dismissed on conflict of interest in that it's a mathematical certainty that one of his former players was likely being put on trial.

[pjfootballer]

He was dismissed because the hair-spray would melt the asbestos ceiling tiles in the courtroom.

[jimster]

I doubt he would be selected to sit on a jury anyway.

yeah, but wouldn't it be weird if you were the defendant and looked over and saw

[pjfootballer]

yeah, but wouldn't it be weird if you were the defendant and looked over and saw

Then the defendant would say "hey coach, how ya doing?"

[Peregrine]

And people say the justice system is corrupt... HAH, proved you wrong...