Digest for Friday, April 09, 1993
There are 9 messages totalling 801 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
- opening shot (warning: some racist humor)
- The Sheep and the Purse
- Buddha Joke, Rated G
- Clinton Joke, Rated PG-13
- THOUGHT
- Re: Lightbulb, Rated G
- Hillary - G
- bus/trains jokes rated G
- Bumpersticker
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1993 09:08:35 CDT
From: joel walker <JWALKER@UA1VM.BITNET>
Subject: opening shot (warning: some racist humor)
here's some stuff saved from the old NUTS list:
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This old man was going to be put in a nursing home so his son went
down with him to check out the place and help him get admitted. First,
they went on a tour of the nursing home. The boy pushed the old man
around in his wheel-chair and they were shown how nice the rooms were,
and how well the people there were treated and taken care of. When
they got back to the admitting office, the boy ask the old man what he
thought of the nursing home. The old man said it was real nice and he
thought he would enjoy staying there. Well I'm going to leave you out
here with this secretary and I am going in to talk to the director for a
a few minutes, the boy said to the old man. Well in just a few minutes
the secretary happen to look up at the old man and he was leaning way
over to the left. She jumped up, went over, grabbed hold of his shou-
lders, and straighten him up in his wheel-chair. She went back over to
her desk and continued doing some her work. In a few minutes she look-
ed up and he was leaning way-over to the right, so again she got up,
went over and straighten him up. She was back at her desk, when she
looked up again and the old man was leaning way-over forward, so again
she went and straighten him up. The the boy came back in where he was
at and he told he boy to get him out of there, if I ever see this place
again it will be too soon, I wouldn't be caught dead in a place like
this. The boy said, But I thought a few minutes ago you said you liked
it here and you thought you would enjoy staying here. The old man said,
'That's before I found out they wouldn't let you fart around here'.
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An investigation into the fire that had destroyed Brown's warehouse took
almost a year, so when he finally received word that the case had been
settled, Brown immediately headed to his lawyer's office to collect the
insurance money. Once there, he was shocked to learn just how large a
percentage the lawyer was retaining to cover his services.
"Face it Mr. Brown," the attorney said, "I've earned it, haven't I?"
"Jesus," Brown muttered under his breath, "you'd think _YOU_ started the fire."
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Here are a few lines spoken by people in county court during the
last year:
-"You know what they say, the lowest price is the law at Zellars.
But they also expect you to pay. That's also the law."... Judge to
man who stole t-shirts and Christmas cards...
-"The stolen car fairy?"... Judge to a lawyer who said his client
didn't know how a number of stolen cars had ended up on his
property.
-"Fortunately for you sir, there's not a section for gross
dumbness in the Criminal Code." ... Judge to a man who reluctantly
obeyed police orders to leave an area, yelling "sieg heil" and
goose-stepping away.
-"It's right out of L'il Abner, isn't it?" ... Judge to a man who
spat on his brother after a disagreement.
-"He was sleeping and I thought it was a good time to spit on
him"... The above spitter to Judge on why he got involved in the
incident.
-"He is a consumer of judicial services." ... Judge explaining the
politically correct way to refer to a criminal.
-"Sorry Ma'am, this isn't Leon's." ... Judge to woman who wanted a
year to pay a $400 fine.
-"This is going to make it a little more difficult." ... Judge to
mobody in particular when a Polish interpreter inadvertantly
attended court to translate for a Portugese-speaking woman.
-"I didn't see any hamster." ... A witness answering a lawyer's
suggestion that she did not see a man, fondling his pet rodent...
-"So how old is your twin brother?" ... Judge to a man who had
stolen a car with his twin brother, and who had just identified
himself as being 18 years old.
-"You can now go into the Guiness Book of Records as the person
who has purchased the most expensive package of Ex-Lax." ... Judge
to a shoplifter who was fined $250 for stealing laxatives.
-"Some are borrowed, some are blue." ... Judge finishing a
statement by lawyer who said some of his client's charges, "are
old, some are new."...
-"This isn't Let's Make a Deal. Do you see any doors up here? ...
Judge to a man who, when asked to choose between a large fine and
a short jail term for an impaired driving conviction, wanted to
know the range of each to compare them and then decide...
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
-Final Examination-
1. -Constitutional Law-
A dude commit armed robbery. After he be arrested, the dude be
hungry and ask the police to get him some chicken wings and a RC Cola.
The police refuse and give him a bologna sandwich and water instead.
Have the dude's Constitutional rights been violated?
2. -Bankruptcy-
Lionel wish to open a bean pie factory. He borrow $100,000 from
the Savings and Loan. One week later, Lionel file bankruptcy petition
due to economic fluctuations. Can Lionel keep his Cadillac?
3. -Domestic Relations-
Sylvester have not paid his non-support money to Yolanda for his
and Yolanda's 14 children. This weekend, Sylvester want to take the
children to the Coliseum to see the Jackson Five. Can Yolanda refuse
to let Sylvester take the children?
4. -Banking and Finance-
Clifton rob the Consolidated Bank and be running down Clay Street
with The Man in hot pursuit. When Clifton hear the dogs and siren
less than 50 feet away, he observe Tyrone walking out of Slaughter's
lobby. He saunter up to Tyrone with sweat pouring down his face and
looking over his shoulder and say, "Say brother, would you like to
purchase $50,000 worth of readily negotiable securities for $25.00?"
Whereupon Tyrone, an economic advisor for HUD say, "I'll give you
$20.00 now and $5.00 next week." Clifton thus consumate the
transaction with the 'right-on' handshake and black power salute.
a. If Tyrone be caught, can he give Bondsman Elkins the securities
to hold as collateral for this bond?
b. Can Clifton consider the $5.00 that Tyrone owe him as accounts
receivable for the current tax year?
5. -Insurance-
Willard pass on to his final reward after a razor fight, but having
first procured a debit insurance policy for $2,000. After a two
week period of bereavement, Lawyer Mimms meet with the family and
friends to discuss the estate.
a. Do Haverty's Fast Credit Furniture Company have a shot at the
insurance proceeds?
b. Willard have not cashed his last welfare check. Can his devoted
friend, Coroledda, sign his name to the check and keep the money?
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
-Final Examination-
(continued)
6. -Real Property-
Alphonso "Nite-Latch" Jones have not paid the property taxes on the
house he inherited from his Uncle Willy Jones for the past 12 years.
Before the Sheriff can sell the property, the stove in the living
room ignite and reduce Nite-Latch's domicile to ashes.
a. Under these unfortunate circumstances, do Nite-Latch still have
to pay taxes?
b. How much time do Model Cities have to replace the house?
c. If Nite-Latch park his Grand Prix with the gangster whitewalls
where the house used to be and live in it, do he have to pay
real property tax on the Grand Prix?
7. -Patents and Copyrights_
Isador obtain a grant from the Federal Afro Studies Administration
to study the impact of the automobile on the black man. He invent a
swivel stand for his auto TV/Stereo/Bar and apply for and receive a
U.S. Patent. While on lecture tour, GMAC successfully repossess his
Mark V.
a. Would the Neighborhood Legal Aid Society be successful in a suitin the
U.S. District Court against GMAC for patent infringement?
b. Assuming Isador prevail in his suit against GMAC, can he be
reimbursed for his Greyhound passage back to Richmond?
8. -Torts-
Deaconess Alvina Johnson, unmarried, give birth in the Fellowship
Hall of the Mt. Zion AME to a boy, Hiawatha, who depart this life
shortly after birth. Since Deaconess Johnson have been deprived of
extra welfare money, can she sue the mid-wife, Sister Olivetta Simpson,
for medical malpractice?
9. -Mathematics-
a. The judge give a dude 20 years for sellin' crack, with 10
suspended. How much time do the dude have to serve?
b. Alreatha have 100 food stamps. She steal 15 more from Violina
and go to Florida. How many food stamps do Alreatha have?
c. Braston have been in a automobile accident. He get Lawyer Jones
to settle the case for $9,000. Lawyer Jones's fee be one-third.
How much do Lawyer Jones rip Braston off for?
10. -Biology-
a. Circle the animal which am not seafood
(a) catfish (b) eel (c) crow
b. Sickle cell anemia is caused by licking food stamps.
True or False
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Q: How can you tell when a lawyer is lying?
A: His lips are moving.
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: 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.
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Q: If you see a lawyer on a bicycle, why don't you swerve to hit him?
A: It might be your bicycle.
Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A0: Three; one to do it and two to sue him for malpractice.
A1: It only takes one lawyer to change your light bulb to his light
bulb.
A2: 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...
A3: 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 being at
the option of the party of the second part (Light Bulb) and not required by
the aforementioned agreement between the parties.
The aforementioned removal transaction shall include, but not be limited
to, the following steps:
1.) The party of the first part (Lawyer) shall, with or without elevation
at his option, by means of a chair, stepstool, ladder or any other means of
elevation, grasp the party of the second part (Light Bulb) and rotate the
party of the second part (Light Bulb) in a counter-clockwise direction,this
point being non-negotiable.
2.) Upon reaching a point where the party of the second part (Light Bulb)
becomes separated from the party of the third part ("Receptacle"), the party
of the first part (Lawyer) shall have the option of disposing of the party of
the second part (Light Bulb) in a manner consistent with all applicable state,
local and federal statutes.
3.) Once separation and disposal have been achieved, the party of the first
part (Lawyer) shall have the option of beginning installation of the party of
the fourth part ("New Light Bulb"). This installation shall occur in a
manner consistent with the reverse of the procedures described in step one of
this self-same document, being careful to note that the rotation should occur
in a clockwise direction, this point also being non-negotiable.
NOTE: The above described steps may be performed, at the option of the
party of the first part (Lawyer), by any or all persons authorized by him, the
objective being to produce the most possible revenue for the party of the
fifth part, also known as "Partnership."
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?"
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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 <other generic proffesion> 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!"
A Dublin lawyer died in poverty and many barristers of the city sub-
scribed to a fund for his funeral. The Lord Chief Justice of Orbury
was asked to donate a shilling. "Only a shilling?" said the Justice,
"Only a shilling to bury an attorney? Here's a guinea; go and bury 20
more of them."
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"How can I ever thank you?" gushed a woman to Clarence Darrow, after he
had solved her legal troubles.
"My dear woman," Darrow replied, "ever since the Phoenicians invented
money there has been only one answer to that question."
The Pope and a lawyer find themselves together before the Pearly Gates.
After a small quantum of time which was spent discussing their respective
professions, ol' St. Peter shows up to usher them to their new Heavenly
station. After passing out wings, harps, halos and such, St. Pete decides
to show them to their new lodgings. Only a brief flight from the welcome,
Pete brings them down on the front lawn (cloud-encrusted, natch) of a
huge palatial estate with all sorts of lavish trappings. This, Pete
announces, is where the lawyer will be spending eternity, (at least until
the end of time..) "Hot Dang", the Pope says to His-self, "If he's getting
a place like this, I can hardly wait to see my digs!". They take flight
once again, and as Pete leads on, the landscape below begins to appear
more and more mundane until they finally land on a street lined with
Brownstone houses. Pete indicates the third walkup on the left as the
Popes new domicile and turns to leave, wishing the pontiff his best.
The Pope, in a mild state of astonishment, cries out "Hey Pete! What's the
deal here? You put that lawyer-feller in a beautiful estate home and I,
spiritual leader of terra-firma, end up with this dive?"
Pete looks at the pontiff amusedly and replys: "Look here old fellow,
this street is practically encrusted with spiritual leaders from many
times and religions. We're putting you here with them so you guys can
get your dogma together. That other guy gets an estate, because
he's the first (non-)damned lawyer to make it up here!!"
Carlson was charged with stealing a Mercedes Benz, and after a long
trial, the jury aquitted him. Later that day Carlson came back
to the judge who had presided at the hearing.
"Your honor," he said, "I wanna get out a warrent for that
dirty lawyer of mine."
"Why ?" asked the judge. "He won your aquittal. What do you
want to have him arrested for ?"
"Well, your honor," replied Carlson, "I didn't have the money to pay
his fee, so he went and took the car I stole."
"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.
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A judge in a semi-small city was hearing a drunk-driving case and the
defendent, who had both a record and a reputation for driving under the
influence, demanded a jury trial. It was nearly 4 p.m. and getting a
jury would take time, so the judge called a recess and went out in the
hall looking to impanel anyone available for jury duty. He found a
dozen lawyers in the main lobby and told them that they were a jury.
The lawyers thought this would be a novel experience and so followed
the judge back to the courtroom. The trial was over in about 10
minutes and it was very clear that the defendent was guilty. The jury
went into the jury-room, the judge started getting ready to go home,
and everyone waited.
After nearly three hours, the judge was totally out of patience and
sent the bailiff into the jury-room to see what was holding up the
verdict. When the bailiff returned, the judge said, "Well have they
got a verdict yet?"
The bailiff shook his head and said, "Verdict? Hell, they're still
doing nominating speeches for the foreman's position!"
A woman and her little girl were visitng the grave of the little girl's
grandmother. On their way through the cemetary back to the car, the
little girl asked, "Mommy, do they ever bury two people in the same
grave?"
"Of course not, dear." replied the mother, "Why would you think that?"
"The tombstone back there said 'Here lies a lawyer and an honest man.'"
The defendent who pleads their own case has a fool for a client, but at
least there will be no problem with fee-splitting.
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These two guys, George and Harry, set out in a Hot Air balloon to
cross the Atlantic Ocean. After 37 hours in the air, George says
"Harry, we better lose some altitude so we can see where we are".
Harry lets out some of the hot air in the balloon, and the balloon
descends to below the cloud cover. George says, "I still can't
tell where we are, lets ask that guy on the ground". So Harry
yells down to the man "Hey, could you tell us where we are?". And
the man on the ground yells back "You're in a balloon, 100 feet
up in the air". George turns to Harry and says "That man must
be a lawyer". And Harry says "How can you tell?". George says
"Because the advice he gave us is 100% accurate, and totally
useless".
That's the end of the Joke, but for you people who are still
worried about George and Harry: They end up in the drink,
and make the front page of the New York Times: "Balloonists
Soaked by Lawyer".
For three years, the young attorney had been taking his brief
vacations at this country inn. The last time he'd finally managed
an affair with the innkeeper's daughter. Looking forward to an
exciting few days, he dragged his suitcase up the stairs of the inn,
then stopped short. There sat his lover with an infant on her lap!
"Helen, why didn't you write when you learned you were pregnant?"
he cried. "I would have rushed up here, we could have gotten married,
and the baby would have my name!"
"Well," she said, "when my folks found out about my condition, we
sat up all night talkin' and talkin' and decided it would be better
to have a bastard in the family than a lawyer."
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?"
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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.
A lawyer named Strange was shopping for a tombstone. After he had
made his selection, the stonecutter asked him what inscription he
would like on it.
"Here lies an honest man and a lawyer," responded the lawyer.
"Sorry, but I can't do that," replied the stonecutter. "In this
state, it's against the law to bury two people in the same grave.
However, I could put ``here lies an honest lawyer''."
"But that won't let people know who it is" protested the lawyer.
"Certainly will," retorted the stonecutter. "people will read it
and exclaim, "That's Strange!"
The National Institute of Health (NIH) announced last week that they were
going to start using lawyers instead of rats in their experiments. Naturally,
the American Bar Association was outraged, and filed suit, but the NIH
presented some very good reasons for the switch.
1) The lab assistants were becoming very attached to their little rats. This
emotional involvement was interfering with the research being conducted.
No such attachment could form for a lawyer.
2) Lawyers breed faster.
3) Lawyers are much cheaper to care for and the humanitarian societies won't
jump all over you no matter what you're studying.
4) There are some things even a rat won't do.
However, sometimes it very hard to exterpolate our test results
to human beings.
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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 freebee 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.
"Whatdya 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?"
It had to happen sooner or later. Lawyer Dobbins was wheeled into the
emergency room on a stretcher, rolling his head in agony. Doctor Green
came over to see him.
"Dobbins," he said, "What an honor. The last time I saw you was in
court when you accused me of malpractice."
"Doc. Doc. My side is on fire. The pain is right here. What could
it be?"
"How would I know? You told the jury I wasn't fit to be a doctor."
"I was only kidding, Doc. When you represent a client you don't
know what you're saying. Could I be passing a kidney stone?"
"Your diagnosis is as good as mine."
"What are you talking about?"
"When you questioned me on the stand you indicated you knew
everything there was to know about the practice of medicine."
"Doc, I'm climbing the wall. Give me something."
"Let's say I give you something for a kidney stone and it turns
out to be a gallstone. Who is going to pay for my court costs?"
"I'll sign a paper that I won't sue."
"Can I read to you from the transcript of the trial? Lawyer
Dobbins: 'Why were you so sure that my client had tennis elbow?' Dr.
Green: 'I've treated hundreds of people with tennis elbow and I know it
when I see it.' Dobbins: 'It never occured to you my client could have an
Excedrin headache?'
Green: 'No, there were no signs of an Excedrin headache.'
Dobbins: 'You and your ilk make me sick.' "
"Why are you reading that to me?"
"Because, Dobbins, since the trial I've lost confidence in making
a diagnosis. A lady cane in the other day limping ..."
"Please, Doc, I don't want to hear it now. Give me some Demerol."
"You said during the suit that I dispensed drugs like a drunken
sailor. I've changed my ways, Dobbins. I don't prescribe drugs anymore."
"Then get me another doctor."
"There are no other doctors on duty. The reason I'm here is that
after the malpractice suit the sheriff seized everything in my office.
This is the only place that I can practice."
"If you give me something to releive the pain I will personally
appeal your case to a higher court."
"You know, Dobbins, I was sure that you were a prime candidate for
a kidney stone."
"You can't tell a man is a candidate for a kidney stone just by
looking at him."
"That's what you think, Dobbins. You had so much acid in you when
you addressed the jury I knew some of it eventually had to crystallize
into stones. Remember on the third day day when you called me the 'Butcher
of Operating Room 6'? That afternoon I said to my wife, "That man is going
to be in a lot of pain.' "
"Okay, Doc, you've had your ounce of flesh. Can I now have my
ounce of Demerol?"
"I better check you out first."
"Don't check me out, just give the dope."
"But in court the first question you asked me was if I had
examined the patient completely. It would be negligent of me if I didn't
do it now. Do you mind getting up on the scale?"
"What for?"
"To find out your height. I have to be prepared in case I get sued
and the lawyer asks me if I knew how tall you were."
"I'm not going to sue you."
"You say that now. But how can I be sure you won't file a writ
after you pass the kidney stone?"
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A Russian, a Cuban, an American and a Lawyer are in a train.
The Russian takes a bootle of the Best Vodka out of his pack; pours some into a
glass, drinks it, and says: "In USSR, we have the best vodka of the world,
nowhere in the world you can find Vodka as good as the one we produce in
Ukrainia. And we have so much of it, that we can just throw it away..."
Saying that, he open the window and throw the rest of the bottle thru it. All
the others are 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 of the world: Havanas,
nowhere in the world there is so many and so good cigare and we have so much
of them, that we can just throw them away...". Saying that, he throws the pack
of havanas thru 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...
A lawyer's dog, running about unleashed, beelines for a butcher shop
and steals a roast. Butcher goes to lawyer's office and asks, "if a dog
running unleashed steals a piece of meat from my store, do I have a right to
demand payment for the meat from the dog's owner?" The lawyer answers,
"Absolutely."
"Then you owe me $8.50. Your dog was loose and stole a roast from me
today."
The lawyer, without a word, writes the butcher a check for $8.50 [attorneys
don't carry cash -- it's too plebeian -- and the butcher hadn't brought the
shop's credit card imprinter to the lawyer's office].
Several periods of time later -- it could be the next day but that would be
unrealistic -- the butcher opens the mail and finds an envelope from the
lawyer: $20 due for a consultation.
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A Rabbi, a Hindu and a lawyer were driving late at night in the
country when their car expired. They set out to find help, and
came to a farmhouse. When they knocked at the door, the farmer
explained that he had only two beds, and one of the three had to
sleep in the barn with the animals. The three quickly agreed.
The Rabbi said he would sleep in the barn and let the other two
have the beds. Ten minutes after the Rabbi left, there was a
knock on the bedroom door. The Rabbi entered exclaiming "I can't
sleep in the barn; there is a pig in there. It's against my religion
to sleep in the same room with a pig!"
The Hindu said HE would sleep in the barn, as he had no
religious problem with pigs. However, about five minutes later,
the Hindu burst through the bedrrom door sayint "There's a COW
in the barn! I can't sleep in the same room as a cow! It's against
my religion!"
The lawyer, anxious to get to sleep, said he'd go to the barn,
as he had no problem sleeping with animals.
In two minutes, the bedroom door burst open and the pig and the
cow entered...
If a lawyer and an IRS agent were both drowning, and you could
only save one of them, would you go to lunch or read the paper?
BTW, 4 out of 5 doctors say that if they were stranded on a deserted
island with no lawyers, they wouldn't need ANY aspirin.
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An older gentleman was on trial for selling drugs, and his neighbor( a younger
fellow) was called as a witness. The prosecutor asked, "Did you ever get any
cocaine from the defendant?"
"No sir." replied the neighbor.
"Did you ever get any from his wife?"
"No sir."
Did you ever get any from his daughters?"
"Excuse me sir, but are we still talking about cocaine?"
Why is sex with your spouse like a convenience store?
There's not much variety, but what else is open at 3 a.m.
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1993 11:18:31 EDT
From: Robert Holder <robert@WHIPLASH.ER.USGS.GOV>
Subject: The Sheep and the Purse
THE SHEEP AND THE PURSE
A man was walking along a road one day, followed by his sheep.
A thief went after him, cut the rope of the sheep, and took it away.
When he realized what had happened, the man ran all over the place
looking for his animal. Presently he came to a well, where he saw a man
apparently in despair.
Although the man did not know it, he was the very same thief.
He asked him what he was doing. The thief said:
'I have dropped a purse into this well. It contains five hundred
silver coins. If you will jump in and get it back for me, I will give you a
hundred silver pieces.'
The man thought: 'When one door shuts, a hundred may open. This
chance is worth ten times the sheep which I have lost.'
He stripped himself and plunged into the well.
And the thief carried off his clothes.
- Rumi
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1993 15:39:11 EDT
From: Brian Clark<BKC02%ALBNYDH2.bitnet@UACSC2.ALBANY.EDU>
Subject: Buddha Joke, Rated G
Q: What did Buddha say to the hot dog vendor?
A: Make me one with everything
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1993 15:14:19 -0500
From: Bob Hambuchen <BOB@WINROCK.ORG>
Subject: Clinton Joke, Rated PG-13
One bright day Bill Clinton departed the White House on his morning
jog...
Midway through he came across a hooker who was standing on a street-
corner. As he jogged by he said "Five dollars!". She answered him
"One hundred dollars!" so he kept running.
The same thing happened for several days until one morning Hillary
decided to join him. Bill didn't think anything of it until he
approached the street-corner with the hooker. He thought, I'll
just ignore her and maybe she won't say anything.
As he jogged by the hooker she shouted "See what you get for Five dollars!"
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1993 16:36:01 -0400
From: Russell Enzie --> AVPENZIE@EKU.BITNET<AVPENZIE@EKU.BITNET>
Subject: THOUGHT
"TIME FLIES LIKE AN ARROW,
FRUIT FLIES LIKE A BANANA" (C. MARX)
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1993 21:31:00 GMT
From: John R. Garrett <0004716758@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Lightbulb, Rated G
Q: How many technical support people does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: We have an exact copy of that lightbulb here in the lab, and it seems to be
working fine. Can you tell me what kind of a system you have? Okay. Is it
dark? Just exactly how dark is it? Okay. There could be four or five things
wrong, unless it's something else. Have you tried the light switch? Well,
okay, try it now. Okay. Look over by the door. Door? Yeah, the door. Is
there a little rectangular thing on the wall? It might be a beige color, and it
has a little thing sticking out of it. Yeah, a switch. Good. That's called a
light switch.....
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1993 17:09:35 -0500
From: Scott Guthery <guthery@AUSTIN.SLCS.SLB.COM>
Subject: Hillary - G
Q: What's the difference between Hillary Clinton and a pit bull?
A: You can get your child back from a pit bull.
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1993 20:43:47 PDT
From: Mark R Panitz <mpanitz@EIS.CALSTATE.EDU>
Subject: bus/trains jokes rated G
two jokes:
First passenger (waiting at a bus stop) ask another
passenger 'how long is the next bus"
reply is : about 40 feet!
2nd joke (heard over a pa system)
"will the passengers taking the 4:15pm train to Chicago, kindly
put it back!"
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1993 23:51:13 MDT
From: Marianne <MLYONS@UALTAVM.BITNET>
Subject: Bumpersticker
I was stopped behind this one at a red light:
GET IN SHUT UP HOLD ON
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