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Jury Duty | 陪审团义务
A man tries to get out of jury duty by claiming prejudice against the defendant, only to be told ...
Three Questions | 三个问题
A man questions a lawyer's high fee for three questions, only to have his complaint cleverly coun...
The Bronze Rat | 铜鼠奇遇
A tourist buys a bronze rat from a Chinatown shop, ignoring the expensive story behind it. Once h...
A Misunderstood Compliment | 被误解的赞美
A lawyer's crude remark about a model is humorously misinterpreted by his colleague as referring ...
Lawyers Take Everything | 律师拿走一切
A courtroom anecdote where a seemingly destitute defendant reveals that despite winning the case,...
How Many Lawyers? | 需要多少位律师？
A classic joke that humorously critiques the legal profession by subverting a common riddle forma...
A Barber's Week of Service | 理发师的服务周
A barber offers free haircuts as community service, receiving thoughtful gifts (roses, donuts, bo...
The Price of Silence | 沉默的代价
A lawyer pays daily for a pretzel he never takes for years. When the vendor finally breaks the si...
Which Heart Is Better? | 谁的心脏更好？
A heart attack patient must choose between a lawyer's heart and a social worker's for a transplan...
Do You Serve Lawyers | 您接待律师吗
A man brings an alligator into a bar and asks if lawyers are served, intending to get one for his...
A Good Start | 良好的开端
A classic joke that uses a play on words to deliver a humorous punchline about lawyers. | 一个经典的英文...
A Lawyer and a Pig | 律师与猪
A classic joke contrasting professions and animal instincts, using wordplay on "cross" to deliver...
Eloquent Plea | 雄辩的陈词
A lawyer delivers an eloquent defense, painting her client as a paragon of virtue. The client, ov...
The Measured Witness | 精心测量的证人
A witness in court provides an absurdly precise distance to a shooting, revealing he had preempti...
What Type of Tracks? | 这是什么动物的足迹？
Two lawyers argue over identifying animal tracks while hunting, failing to notice the approaching...
The Smartest Dog | 最聪明的狗
Three professionals test their dogs' intelligence through impressive tasks. The architect's dog b...
Lawyer's Trust | 律师的信任
A junior lawyer panics over forgetting to lock the safe, but his senior partner humorously reassu...
The Mars Mission Interview | 火星任务面试
NASA interviews three professionals for a one-way Mars mission. An engineer and a doctor state al...
Three in One Grave | 一墓三人
A visitor misinterprets a tombstone's description of one man with two attributes as indicating th...
Ounces of Brain for Sale | 论盎司售卖的脑
A man inquires about the price of professional brains at a store, discovering lawyer brain is exo...