Vulgar words in Law and Laughter (Page 1)
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For instance, if I were to say, 'You are an _ass_,' it rests on ass, but if I were to say, '_You_ are an ass,' it rests on you, Sir James."
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_Except, you know, you are so d--d offensive._" A judge and a facetious lawyer conversing on the subject of the transmigration of souls, the judge said, "If you and I were turned into a horse and an ass, which of them would you prefer to be?"
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--"Because," replied the lawyer, "I have heard of an ass being a judge, but of a horse, never."
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"My friend," said an irritable lawyer, "you are an ass."
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--"Do you mean, sir," asked the witness, "that I am your friend because I am an ass, or an ass because I am your friend?"
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At last: "You're an ass, sir!" shrieked one.