The AMLU's Birmingham Folly

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by BlueLawyer

Lawump and I are not the same lawyer. We are not the same umpire. He and I are no more the same because of the "Law" in our screennames than you and I are the same because of the "Blue" we share. This is the second time you have done this- attributing his quotes to me or mine to him.

"The first thing we do is kill all the lawyers."

There, that'll take care of that problem!

[LakeErieUmp]

Unfortunately, SD, there is also "kill the umpire", leaving this a very empty board.

[lawump]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

"The first thing we do is kill all the lawyers."

SDS,

Please don't take this personal...

A lot of people are quick to quote the line "the first thing we do is kill all the lawyers," from Shakespeares' Henry VI. These persons often quote this line thinking that Shakespeare despised lawyers and thought the world would be better off without them. They are wrong. Shakespeare was paying homage to our profession.

To quote another internet site:

"Even a cursory reading of the context in which the lawyer killing statement is made in King Henry VI, Part II, (Act IV), Scene 2, reveals that Shakespeare was paying great and deserved homage to our venerable profession as the frontline defenders of democracy.

"The accolade is spoken by Dick the Butcher, a follower of anarchist Jack Cade, whom Shakespeare depicts as 'the head of an army of rabble and a dema-gogue pandering to the ignorant,' who sought to overthrow the government.

Shakespeare’s acknowledgment that the first thing any potential tyrant must do to eliminate freedom is to “kill all the lawyers” is, indeed, a classic and well-deserved compliment to our distinguished profession."

These characters wanted to overthrow the government by force. They knew the lawyers would oppose them and stand up for democracy. Thus, they decided that they must kill all the lawyers first in order to be successful in their "revolution".

[JRutledge]

This has been very entertaining. Now I really see why people are so into the debates I have with this clown.

Peace

[LakeErieUmp]

Kinda makes you wonder how lawyers represented "democracy" under the English MONARCHY.
Hmmm...does that mean "Kill the Umpire" was a chorus sung by hordes of rats so that only coaches with their goofy versions of rules would rule baseball?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Hell, I was just making a joke. I didn't know it was going to spark a Shakespearian debate.

[lawump]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Hell, I was just making a joke. I didn't know it was going to spark a Shakespearian debate.

Sorry Steve....Didn't mean to start a debate...I'm just proud of my profession...but to be fair, I can laugh at a good lawyer joke too...For instance, I'm OTFLMAO at your smiley icon...

[LMan]

Whaddaya call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?




jest testin' jest testin'

[SanDiegoSteve]

1) chum

2) a good start

[lawump]

See...both of those answers, Steve, are funny...

[Justme]

Originally Posted by LMan

Whaddaya call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?




jest testin' jest testin'

A good start?

[lawump]

Did you hear that the post office has discontinued all stamps that have the likeness of a lawyer on it? Too many people complained they didn't know which side to spit on.

There, I CAN take the stick out of my a$$ and laugh at myself.

[LakeErieUmp]

My personal favorite (and being an attorney I can use this one) is Why are lawyers never attacked by sharks? Professional courtesy

Or, of course, there's always "What's the difference between a lawyer and a carp? One's a bottom-dwelling scum sucker...the other's a fish!"

[BigUmp56]

BlueLawyer and Lawump were walking back to their cars after a game when a really hot MILF walked passed them. Lawump turned to gaze at the MILF for a second and then turned back to BlueLawyer and said:

"Man, I would really like to $crew her."

BlueLawyer looked at Lawump and replied:

"Out of what?"


Tim.

[LakeErieUmp]

Now THAT is funny!