Tell a lawyer joke and get jailed

[Charlie P]

Did you hear the one about the two guys arrested for telling lawyer jokes?

It happened this week to the founders of a group called Americans for Legal Reform, who were waiting in line to get into a Long Island courthouse.

"œHow do you tell when a lawyer is lying?"� Harvey Kash reportedly asked Carl Lanzisera.

"œHis lips are moving,"� they said in unison.

While some waiting to get into the courthouse giggled, a lawyer farther up the line Monday was not laughing.

He told them to pipe down, and when they did not, the lawyer reported the pair to court personnel, who charged them with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.

"œThey just can"™t take it,"� Kash said of lawyers in general. "œThis violates our First Amendment rights."�

Dan Bagnuola, a spokesman for the Nassau County courts, said the men were "œbeing abusive and they were causing a disturbance."� He said he did not have the name of the lawyer who complained.

Americans for Legal Reform monitors the courts and uses confrontational tactics to push for greater access for the public. The pair said that for years they have stood outside courthouses on Long Island and mocked lawyers.

On Monday, however, Kash said he was due in court to answer a drunken driving charge from a year and a half ago. The men are due back in court on the disorderly conduct charge next month.

[kevin1]

Would the lawyer who complained like some cheese with that whine ?
What a candyassed response to nothing ! No offense meant toward the lawyers reading this , but if you don't like the jokes and venom directed toward your profession then try cleaning it up so we have nothing to joke about .

BTW , why don't sharks eat lawyers ?

Professional courtesy ...

[Aught Six]

I'd sue the lawyer for harrassment. What a schmuck. I doubt the charges will stick.

[NCOutdoors]

Really I'd think that the lawyer could just as easily be charged with disorderly conduct. He was the one that actually initiated the "confrontation."

[driftrider]

What do you call 100,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?

A good start!

Mike

[boysda]

i do feel compelled to point out that the one individual was in court to answer to dui charges-if he doesn't gett off, he'll probably wish he had a lawyer

[CalHunter]

In the 17th century, Shakespeare said "First we kill all the lawyers." Some people just don't have a sense of humor. Every lawyer I've ever met or known has told lawyer jokes, many of which have already been posted on this board.

[boysda]

true, but the character who made the statement (it was in one of the ones involving prince/king henry V) was a villain, who was discussing how to overthrow the ruling government by violent means.

and lawyers should have a sense of humor. i enjoy them

[onebullet]

ORIGINAL: NCOutdoors

Really I'd think that the lawyer could just as easily be charged with disorderly conduct. He was the one that actually initiated the "confrontation."

ditto

[North Texan]

ORIGINAL: Aught Six

I'd sue the lawyer for harrassment. What a schmuck. I doubt the charges will stick.

Sue the lawyer? Wouldn't that require another lawyer? Good luck!

As a promising young student of the law (cough, cough), I, too, have been victimized. Here are my favorites:

Do you know how to tell when it's cold outside? The lawyer has his hands in his own pockets.

How many lawyers does it take to grease a combine? Two, but the trick is you've got to feed them in real slow.

What's the difference between a lawyer and a catfish? Ones a scum sucking bottom dweller, the other's a fish.

A junior partner in a law firm was sent to a far away country to represent a long-term client accused of robbery. After days of trial, the case was won, the client acquitted and released. Excited about his success, the attorney e-mailed the firm: "œJustice prevailed."� The senior partner replied in haste, "œAppeal immediately."�

And always remember that a good lawyer may know the law, but a great lawyer knows the judge!