Lawyers: A poll on Lawyer Jokes.

[skids]

So if I were to quip that Cheny's popularity ratings would go up over this, not down, because the guy he shot was a lawyer, would that offend you? How do you view lawyer jokes?

[Dead_Parrot]

1. If a lawyer shot Cheney, it would be funnier. nt

[upi402]

2. hard to say. I know lawyers, but have been screwed by lawyers

I should abstain I guess. Interesting thought though.

[Lady President]

9. You have been screwed by lawyers?

Hey, isn't there a no sex thread rule? ;)

To answer the original question: Like most lawyers, I like lawyer jokes. I'm also blond and like blond jokes, so maybe I just have self-esteem issues. :)

[clydefrand]

3. Old Leftie, did you respond to the last one? :-)

[Pirate Smile]

4. You should have an "I am a lawyer" option on the poll.

[skids]

7. Actually, I intended for only lawyers to answer...

...but sigh. I guess maybe I wasn't clear.

[acmejack]

5. I must recuse myself.

I did not have sex with that lawyer.

[Montauk6]

6. Besides, sometimes doctors can be worse.

[Journeyman]

8. A Lawyer Joke from Abraham Lincoln . . .

Early in his career, Abraham Lincoln “rode the circuit” through Illinois. In those years, it meant travel by horseback over rugged, unpaved roads.

During one particularly vicious winter storm, Mr Lincoln traveled most of the day to make it to the small burg of Galena. Like most stops on the circuit, the people of Galena looked forward to the Judge and Lawyers’ arrival, as they brought news from throughout the state. A place of honor was reserved for the visitors next to the stove in the general store, the main meeting place for the town.

As Mr Lincoln made himself comfortable, one of the locals called out and asked how his journey had been.

“Well,” came the reply, “I’ve been through Hell this day to get to Galena.”

“What’s Hell like, Abe?”

“Well,” Mr Lincoln mused, “it’s a lot like Galena -- lawyers closest to the fire.”

[AccessGranted]

10. I work at a law firm and

lawyers can be pretty damn funny sometimes!

[elshiva]

11. skids, your name reminds me of the famous lawyer joke...

What's the difference between a skunk and a lawyer hit by a car?

There are skid marks before the skunk.

[Missy Vixen]

13. Even though there's a lawyer on my avatar

I will indulge in a lawyer joke.

Why do sharks not bite lawyers?

Professional courtesy!

Ba-dum-bum! Thank you, I'll be here all week. Please drive safely! Goodnight! ;-)

Julie

[niyad]

14. researchers have announced that, henceforth, they will be using

lawyers instead of rats for their experiments. they gave two reasons for this change:
1. there are more lawyers than rats.
2. there are some things even rats won't do.

[Heidi]

12. I don't like mean-spirited jokes about lawyers

because I know _many_ more lawyers who've helped people than hurt people. But the NACDL journal (I believe) used to run a column of courtroom anecdotes that I found hilarious. :thumbsup: