DEAR ABBY: It wasn't my fault that I didn't get to serve on a jury panel. We were in the box waiting for the final question.
The lawyer asked me if there was any question he should have asked the other members of the panel or myself.
I said, "Yes, there is."
And he asked, "What's that?"
I replied, "You didn't ask if anyone could read lips."
His reply was rather curt, "And I suppose YOU can?"
My answer was equally brief: "Shall I repeat the conversation you just had with your client?"
His response was to say, "We respectfully ask that Juror No. 6 be excused." And excused I was. No one else knew what he had said to his client, and I wouldn't tell anyone because I was afraid I might cause a mistrial. Sign me ... WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD JUROR, CARSON, CALIF.
DEAR WOULD HAVE BEEN: Your integrity is commendable. I'll wager the lawyer includes that question in future jury selections.