A lawyer joke is an often self-deprecating type of humor about a lawyer or the legal profession. Lawyers when giving a talk, especially to the profession, often employ lawyer jokes as icebreakers.
Jokes told outside the profession where lawyers are commonly the object of contempt, scorn and derision may be sharper:
| “ | Q. What is the difference between a catfish and a lawyer? A. One is a scum-sucking, bottom-feeding scavenger. The other is a fish. |
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Famous quotes containing the words lawyer and/or joke:
“A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.”
—Mario Puzo (b. 1920)
“It is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)