The Psychologist Testifies (Almost)

(Note: Sometimes I read a joke, and just about fall out of
my chair, laughing. This was one of those....)
One day at a trial, an eminent psychologist was called to
testify. A severe no- nonsense professional, she sat down
in the witness chair unaware that it’s rear legs were set
precariously on the back of the raised platform.
“Will you state your name?” asked the district attorney.
Tilting back in her chair, she opened her mouth to answer,
but instead catapulted head-over-heels backward and
landed in a stack of exhibits and recording equipment.
Everyone watched in stunned silence as she extricated
herself, rearranged her disheveled dress and hair, and was
reseated on the witness stand. The glare she directed at
onlookers dared anyone to so much as smirk.
“Well, doctor,” continued the district attorney without
changing expression, “we could start with an easier question.”