NEW YORK - A man arrested after telling lawyer jokes at a courthouse got the last laugh when a grand jury dismissed the disorderly conduct charge against him.
"It's still legal in America to tell jokes - even about lawyers," said 70-year-old Harvey Kash's lawyer, Ron Kuby, about Monday's decision.
Kash testified he was exercising his First Amendment right when he shared a few lawyer jokes with his friend, Carl Lanzisera, 65, as they waited to enter a Long Island courthouse last month.
Kash and Lanzisera are founders of Americans for Legal Reform, a group that uses confrontational tactics to urge greater public access to the courts. They said they have mocked lawyers outside courts for years.
"How do you tell when a lawyer is lying?" Kash reportedly asked.
"His lips are moving," the pair howled in unison.
Some people giggled, but a lawyer in the line told them to pipe down and reported them to court officers. They were arrested for allegedly being abusive and causing a disturbance.
The charge against Lanzisera was dropped because of insufficient evidence.
Canonical List of Lawyer Jokes
Posted on rec.humor by David Engel (engeld@CS.ColoState.EDU)
Credits also go to Antti Luoma (aluoma@bilbo.abo.fi)
1. Q: What do you call 5000 dead lawyers at the bottom of the
ocean?
A: A good start!
2. Q: How can you tell when a lawyer is lying?
A: His lips are moving.
3. Q: What's the difference between a dead skunk in the road
and a dead lawyer in the road?
A: There are skid marks in front of the skunk.
4. Q: Why won't sharks attack lawyers?
A: Professional courtesy.
5. Q: What do have when a lawyer is buried up to his neck in
sand?
A: Not enough sand.
6. Q. What do you buy a friend graduating from Law School?
A. A Lobotomy.
7. Q. How do you save five drowning lawyers?
A. Who cares?
8. Q. What do you call a block of cement containing ten
lawyers?
A. A waste of cement.
9. Q: How do you stop a lawyer from drowning?
A1: Shoot him before he hits the water.
A2: Take your foot off his head.
A3: No? Good!
10. Q: How do you get a lawyer out of a tree?
A: Cut the rope.
11. Q: What do you do if you run over a Lawyer?
A1: Back over him to make sure.
A2: Make another notch on the steering wheel.
12. Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a bucket of
shit?
A: The bucket.
13. Q: What is the definition of a shame (as in "that's a
shame")?
A: When a bus load of lawyers goes off a cliff.
14. Q: What is the definition of a "crying shame"?
A: There was an empty seat.
15. Q: What can a goose do, a duck can't, and a lawyer should?
A: Stick his bill up his ass.
16. Q: What do you get when you cross the Godfather with a
lawyer?
A: An offer you can't understand.
17. Q. Why is it that many lawyers have broken noses?
A. From chasing parked ambulances.
18. Q. Where can you find a good lawyer?
A. In the cemetery.
19. Q. What's the difference between a lawyer and a gigolo?
A. A gigolo only screws one person at a time.
20. Q. What's the difference between a lawyer and a vampire?
A. A vampire only sucks blood at night.
21. Q. Why to lawyers wear neckties?
A. To keep the foreskin from crawling up their chins.
22. Q. What`s the difference between a hooker and a lawyer?
A. A hooker will stop fucking you when you're dead.
23. Q. If you see a lawyer on a bicycle, why don't you swerve
to hit him?
A. It might be your bicycle.
24. Q. What do lawyers use as contraceptives?
A. Their personalities.
25. Q. What's brown and black and looks good on a lawyer?
A. A doberman.
26. Q. Why are lawyers buried 12 feet underground?
A. Deep down their good.
27. Q. What's the difference between a catfish and a lawyer?
A. One's a slimy scum-sucking scavenger, the other is just
a fish.
28. Q. Why are lawyers great in bed?
A. They get so much practice screwing people.
29. Q. What's the difference between a lawyer and a herd of
buffalo?
A. The lawyer charges more.
30. Hear about the lady lawyer that dropped her briefs and
became a solicitor?
31. Hear about the terrorist that hijacked a 747 full of
lawyers?
He threatened to release one every hour if his demands
weren't met.
32. "You seem to have more than the average share of
intelligence for a man of your background," sneered the
lawyer at a witness on the stand. "If I wasn't under oath,
I'd return the compliment," replied the witness.
33. God decided to take the devil to court and settle their
differences once and for all. When Satan heard this, he
laughed and said, "And where do you think you're going to
find a lawyer?"
34. An anxious woman goes to her doctor. "Doctor," she asks
nervously, "can you get pregnant from anal intercourse?"
"Certainly," replies the doctor, "Where do you think lawyers
come from?"
35. At a convention of biological scientists one researcher
remarks to another, "Did you know that in our lab we have
switched from mice to lawyers for our experiments?"
"Really?" the other replied, "Why did you switch?" "Well,
for three reasons. First we found that lawyers are far more
plentiful, second, the lab assistants don't get so attached
to them, and thirdly there are some things even a rat won't
do.
36. Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, an honest lawyer and an old
drunk are walking down the street together when they
simultaneously spot a hundred dollar bill. Who gets it?
The old drunk, of course, the other three are mythological
creatures.
37. Ben Dover
And
C. Howlett Fields
Attorneys At Law
38. When a lawyer tells his clients he has a sliding fee
schedule what he means is that after he bills you it's
financially hard to get back on your feet.
39. It was so cold last winter that I saw a lawyer with his
hands in his own pockets.
40. A man walked into a bar with his alligator and asked the
bartender, "Do you serve lawyers here?". "Sure do," replied
the bartender. "Good," said the man. "Give me a beer, and
I'll have a lawyer for my 'gator."
41. The defendant who pleads their own case has a fool for a
client, but at least there will be no problem with
fee-splitting.
42. There was the cartoon showing two people fighting over a
cow. One was pulling the cow by the tail; the other was
pulling on the horns. Underneath was a lawyer milking the
cow.
43. If you laid all of the lawyers in the world, end to end, on
the equator ---- It would be a good idea to just leave them
there.
44. Legal business card:
Dewey, Cheatham, & Howe
Attorneys at Law
45. A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two
cats.
46. A housewife, an accountant and a lawyer were asked "How much
is 2+2?"
The housewife replies: "Four!".
The accountant says: "I think it's either 3 or 4. Let me
run those figures through my spreadsheet one more time."
The lawyer pulls the drapes, dims the lights and asks in a
hushed voice, "How much do you want it to be?"
47. A man went to a brain store to get some brain for dinner.
He sees a sign remarking on the quality of professional
brain offered at this particular brain store. So he asks
the butcher:
"How much for Engineer brain?"
"3 dollars an ounce."
"How much for brain?"
"4 dollars an ounce."
"How much for lawyer brain?"
"100 dollars an ounce."
"Why is lawyer brain so much more?"
"Do you know how many lawyers you need to kill to get one
ounce of brain?"
60. A certain lawyer was quite wealthy and had a summer house in
the country, to which he retreated for several weeks of the
year. Each summer, the lawyer would invite a different
friend of his (no, that's not the punch line) to spend a
week or two up at this place, which happened to be in a
backwoods section of Maine.
On one particular occasion, he invited a Czechoslovakian
friend to stay with him. The friend, eager to get a
freebie off a lawyer, agreed. Well, they had a splendid time
in the country - rising early and living in the great
outdoors.
Early one morning, the lawyer and his Czechoslovakian
companion went out to pick berries for their morning
breakfast. As they went around the berry patch, gathering
blueberries and raspberries in tremendous quantities,
along came two huge Bears - a male and a female. Well, the
lawyer, seeing the two bears, immediately dashed for cover.
His friend, though, wasn't so lucky, and the male bear
reached him and swallowed him whole. The lawyer ran back to
his Mercedes, tore into town as fast has he could, and got
the local backwoods sheriff. The sheriff grabbed his shotgun
and dashed back to the berry patch with the lawyer. Sure
enough, the two bears were still there.
"He's in THAT one!" cried the lawyer, pointing to the male,
while visions of lawsuits from his friend's family danced in
his head. He just had to save his friend. The sheriff looked
at the bears, and without batting an eye, leveled his gun,
took careful aim, and SHOT THE FEMALE. "What did you do
that for!" exclaimed the lawyer, "I said he was in the
other!" "Exactly," replied the sheriff, "and would YOU
believe a lawyer who told you that the Czech was in the
Male?"
61. Malborn sat in his attorney's office. "Do you want the bad
news first or the terrible news?" the lawyer said.
"Give me the bad news first."
"Your wife found a picture worth a half-million dollars."
"That's the bad news?" aslked Malborn incredulously. "I
can't wait to hear the terrible news."
"The terrible news is that it's of you and your secretary."
62. A Russian, a Cuban, an American and a Lawyer are in a train.
The Russian takes a bottle of the Best Vodka out of his
pack; pours some into a glass, drinks it, and says: "In
USSR, we have the best vodka in the world, nowhere in the
world you can find Vodka as good as the one we produce in
Ukraine. And we have so much of it, that we can just throw
it away..." Saying that, he opened the window and throws
the rest of the bottle through it. All the others were
quite impressed.
The Cuban takes a pack of Havanas, takes one of them, lights
it and begins to smoke it saying: "In Cuba, we have the best
cigars in the world, nowhere in the world there is so many
and so good cigars and we have so much of them, that we can
just throw them away...". Saying that, he throws the pack
of Havanas through the window. One more time, everybody is
quite impressed. At this time, the American just stands up,
opens the window, and throws the Lawyer through it...
an envelope from the lawyer: $20 due for a consultation.
64. Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A1. Hell, you need 250 just to lobby for the research
grant.
A2: It only takes one lawyer to change your light bulb to
his light bulb.
A3: You won't find a lawyer who can change a light bulb.
Now, if you're looking for a lawyer to screw a light
bulb...
A4: Whereas the party of the first part, also known as
"Lawyer", and the party of the second part, also known
as "Light Bulb", do hereby and forthwith agree to a
transaction wherein the party of the second part (Light
Bulb) shall be removed from the current position as a
result of failure to perform previously agreed upon
duties, i.e., the lighting, elucidation, and otherwise
illumination of the area ranging from the front (north)
door, through the entryway, terminating at an area just
inside the primary living area, demarcated by the
beginning of the carpet, any spillover illumination at
the option of the party of the second part (Light Bulb)
and not required by the aforementioned agreement
between the parties.
65. WASHINGTON STATE ATTORNEY SEASON AND BAG LIMITS
1300.01 GENERAL
1. Any person with a valid Washington State hunting
license may harvest attorneys.
2. Taking of attorneys with traps or deadfalls is
permitted. The use of currency as bait is prohibited.
3. Killing of attorneys with a vehicle is prohibited. If
accidentally struck, remove dead attorney to roadside
and proceed to nearest car wash.
4. It is unlawful to chase, herd, or harvest attorneys
from a snow machine, helicopter, or aircraft.
5. It shall be unlawful to shout "whiplash", "ambulance",
or "free Perrier" for the purpose of trapping
attorneys.
6. It shall be unlawful to hunt attorneys within 100 yards
of BMW dealerships.
7. It shall be unlawful to use cocaine, young boys, $100
bills, prostitutes, or vehicle accidents to attract
attorneys.
8. It shall be unlawful to hunt attorneys within 200 yards
of courtrooms, law libraries, whorehouses, health spas,
gay bars, ambulances, or hospitals.
9. If an attorney is elected to government office, it
shall be a felony to hunt, trap, or possess it.
10. Stuffed or mounted attorneys must have a state health
department inspection for AIDS, rabies, and vermin.
11. It shall be illegal for a hunter to disguise himself as
a reporter, drug dealer, pimp, female legal clerk,
sheep, accident victim, bookie, or tax accountant for
the purpose of hunting attorneys.
BAG LIMITS
1. Yellow Bellied Sidewinder 2
2. Two-faced Tort Feasor 1
3. Back-stabbing Divorce Litigator 4
4. Small-breasted Ball Buster (Female only) 3
5. Big-mouthed Pub Gut 2
6. Honest Attorney EXTINCT
7. Cut-throat 2
8. Back-stabbing Whiner 2
9. Brown-nosed Judge Kisser 2
10. Silver-tongued Drug Defender $100 BOUNTY
11. Hairy-assed Civil Libertarian 7
67. Q: Why didn't the doctor (any other misc. profession) pay
the rent on his outhouse?
A: He didn't like the lawyer living downstairs.
70. A dying man gathered his Lawyer, Doctor and Clergyman at his
bed side and handed each of them an envelop containing
$25,000 in cash. He made them each promise that after his
death and during his repose, they would place the three
envelops in his coffin. He told them that he wanted to have
enough money to enjoy the next life.
A week later the man died. At the Wake, the Lawyer and
Doctor and Clergyman, each concealed an envelop in the
coffin and bid their old client and friend farewell.
By chance, these three met several months later. Soon the
Clergyman, feeling guilty, blurted out a confession saying
that there was only $10,000 in the envelop he placed in the
coffin. He felt, rather than waste all the money, he would
send it to a Mission in South America. He asked for their
forgiveness. The Doctor, moved by the gentle Clergymans
sincerity, confessed that he too had kept some of the money
for a worthy medical charity. The envelop, he admitted, had
only $8000 in it. He said, he too could not bring himself to
waste the money so frivolously when it could be used to
benefit others. By this time the Lawyer was seething with
self-righteous outrage. He expressed his deep
disappointment in the felonious behavior of two of his
oldest and most trusted friends. I am the only one who kept
his promise to our dying friend. I want you both to know
that the envelop I placed in the coffin contained the full
amount. Indeed, my envelop contained my personal check for
the entire $25,000.
Q: What's the difference between a dead dog in the road and a dead
lawyer
in the road?
A: There are skid marks in front of the dog.
Q: Why won't sharks attack lawyers?
A: Professional courtesy.
Q: What do have when a lawyer is buried up to his neck in sand?
A: Not enough sand.
Q: How do you get a lawyer out of a tree?
A: Cut the rope.
Q: Do you know how to save a drowning laywer?
A1: Take your foot off his head.
A2: No. Good!
Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a bucket of shit?
A: The bucket.
Q: What is the definition of a shame (as in "that's a shame")?
A: When a busload of lawyers goes off a cliff.
Q: What is the definition of a "crying shame"?
A: There was an empty seat.
Q: What can a goose do, a duck can't, and a lawyer should?
A: Stick his bill up his ass.
Q: What do you get when you cross the Godfather with a lawyer?
A: An offer you can't understand
Q. Why is it that many lawyers have broken noses?
A. From chasing parked ambulances.
Q. Where can you find a good lawyer?
A. In the cemetary
Q. What's the difference between a lawyer and a gigolo?
A. A gigolo only screws one person at a time.
Q. What's the difference between a lawyer and a vampire?
A. A vampire only sucks blood at night.
Q. Why to lawyers wear neckties?
A. To keep the foreskin from crawling up their chins.
Q. What is the difference between a lawyer and a rooster?
A. When a rooster wakes up in the morning, its primal urge is to cluck
defiance.
Q. How many law professors does it take to change a light bulb?
A. Hell, you need 250 just to lobby for the research grant.
Q: If you see a lawyer on a bicycle, why don't you swerve to hit him?
A: It might be your bicycle.
Q: What do you get when you cross a pig with a lawyer?
A: Nothing, there are some things that even a pig won't do.
Q: What is Black and Tan and looks good on a Lawyer?
A: A matched pair of Dobermans.
Longer jokes
A housewife, an accountant and a lawyer were asked "How much is 2+2?"
The housewife replies: "Four!".
The accountant says: "I think it's either 3 or 4. Let me run those figures through my spreadsheet one more time."
The lawyer pulls the drapes, dims the lights and asks in a hushed voice, "How much do you want it to be?"
A man went to a brain store to get some brain for dinner. He sees a sign remarking on the quality of proffesional brain offerred at this particular brain store. So he asks the butcher:
"How much for Engineer brain?"
"3 dollars an ounce."
"How much for Medical Doctor brain?"
"4 dollars an ounce."
"How much for lawyer brain?"
"100 dollars an ounce."
"Why is lawyer brain so much more?"
"Do you know how many lawyers you need to kill to get one ounce of brain?"
A grade school teacher was asking students what their parents did for a living. "Tim, you be first," she said. "What does your mother do all day?" Tim stood up and proudly said, "She's a doctor."
"That's wonderful. How about you, Amie?"
Amie shyly stood up, scuffed her feet and said, "My father is a mailman." "Thank you, Amie," said the teacher. "What about your father, Billy?" Billy proudly stood up and announced, "My daddy plays piano in a whorehouse."
The teacher was aghast and promptly changed the subject to geography. Later that day she went to Billy's house and rang the bell. Billy's father answered the door. The teacher explained what his son had said and demanded an explanation.
Billy's father said, "I'm actually an attorney. How can I explain a thing like that to a seven-year-old?"
A lawyer died and arrived at the pearly gates. To his dismay, there were thousands of people ahead of him in line to see St. Peter. To his surprise, St. Peter left his desk at the gate and came down the long line to where the laywer was, and greeted him warmly. Then St. Peter and one of his assis-tants took the lawyer by the hands and guided him up to the front of the line, and into a comfortable chair by his desk. The lawyer said, "I don't mind all this attention, but what makes me so special?"
St. Peter replied, "Well, I've added up all the hours for which you billed your clients, and by my calculation you must be about 193 years old!"
Page provided by Austin child portraiture photographer, Brian Combs.
Where's his libel lawsuit against the thin-skinned lawyer for the false accusation?
