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===The standard issue drafting joke=== | ===The standard issue drafting joke=== | ||
“Did you know”, you say, “that, for a disguise, [[elephant]]s paint the soles of their feet yellow, and hide upside-down in custard?” <br> | |||
“Why, that’s preposterous!” | “Why, that’s preposterous!”<br> | ||
“Aha! but have you ever ''seen'' an [[elephant]] hiding upside-down in custard?”<br> | “Aha! but have you ever ''seen'' an [[elephant]] hiding upside-down in custard?”<br> | ||
“No, of course not!”<br> | “No, of course not!”<br> | ||
“SHOWS WHAT A GOOD DISGUISE IT IS.”<br>}} | |||
Walk proudly away. Your work is done. Of course it won’t make a blind bit of difference, but you may feel better. | Walk proudly away. Your work is done. Of course it won’t make a blind bit of difference, but you may feel better. | ||
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One trained in the law, genus causidicus mediocris, whose principle fear is being blind-sided by the very language — English — in which she must ply her trade. When you press her why she must so persistently desecrate her calling, she will tell you this:
“My drafting may be convoluted, but it is effective: It must be, for we haven’t had any litigation on it.”
If you have the patience, this is the time to wheel out your pre-prepared joke:
The standard issue drafting joke
“Did you know”, you say, “that, for a disguise, elephants paint the soles of their feet yellow, and hide upside-down in custard?”
“Why, that’s preposterous!”
“Aha! but have you ever seen an elephant hiding upside-down in custard?”
“No, of course not!”
“SHOWS WHAT A GOOD DISGUISE IT IS.”
Walk proudly away. Your work is done. Of course it won’t make a blind bit of difference, but you may feel better.