Friday Funnies
Fridays have always held a special place in my heart. This can probably be attributed to the knowledge that Friday meant the start of the weekend and to time all my own. A small part of me also attributes my joy of Fridays to the cartoons that I recall from my childhood, which always seemed to fill a bit more of the newspaper on Friday mornings. As I moved into adulthood and chose my career, the cartoons and jokes that everyone around me seemed to share took on a particularly ‘anti-lawyer’ humour. Despite the deprecation of my profession, I have to say, I continue to love a good joke, whatever the topic.
In a profession as serious as law, we don’t often have an opportunity to show off our funny-side. Cracking jokes, or seeing the humour of a desperate situation, is not often appropriate in a client meeting; it is certainly not appreciated (or is at least difficult to convey) in written correspondence with counsel; and understandably, can fall on deaf ears in a court room. Yet, most of the lawyers I know are quite funny when you sit down and have a chat.
To celebrate our often hidden senses of humour, I wanted to share a web site I recently came across. LegalHumour gives lawyers a venue in which to be funny. Perhaps the sense of humour exhibited therein isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but, if you have a few minutes, check it out and kick off your weekend with some Friday Funnies.
Thanks for Reading,
Nadia M. Harasymowycz - Click here for more information on Nadia Harasymowycz.
