It was a party trick
And the young lawyer
Had been performing it for months,
At every office get together,
High in the swanky law office
In the downtown tower.
He ran across the broadloom
And flung himself at the big window
As the office girls and paralegals
Held their breath, then clapped.
That day was different
He flung himself against the window
And it gave.
And I thought lawyers were intelligent.
Better he should have majored in architecture
Or taken a job as a builder.
Author notes
I don't think I've been able to make this very funny. Sorry.
A contest entry
- CONTEST: Memories of a funny death. by Barry Hodges.
400 points, ended February 11, 2008, 10 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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This is truly funny. You did a wonderful job and I feel as though this is exactly what this contest was calling for. God bless and best wishes.
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this is cute hehehe. nice piece!
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I was intrigued by these lines as I have no idea what you are talking about:-
"He ran across the boadloom
And flung himself at the big window
As the office girls and paralegals"
What is a boadloom? What is a paralegal?
Hilarious.
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Lawyers' blood is no different from others'. I love to drink them all.
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WEll I think it is funny Lawyers act stupid too lol after all they are human being's. Good Luck in the contest
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