ohyesrobot.ordoliberal.com

2007-03-22

Original: 2007-03-22 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

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Scene: A courtroom. A lawyer (a man in a suit) stands before a balding, bearded judge at the bench. A bald juror or defendant figure is seen in profile at the lower left.

Lawyer: I select this juror.

Judge: But... but he just admitted to shooting 150 toddlers in the face!

Lawyer: Right, so he's in a unique position to sympathize with my client.

Judge: Why's that?

Lawyer: Because my client sho- OH HO HO! NICE TRY!

(The lawyer catches himself mid-sentence before incriminating his client, turning the slip into a triumphant gotcha aimed at the judge.)

Votey:

A man (juror/foreman) holds up a slip of paper and speaks.

Man: We've reached a verdict.

Text on the paper: NOT GUILTY (with a checkmark next to it)

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A four-bubble courtroom comic. A lawyer in a suit stands before a balding, bearded judge; a bald man is shown in profile at lower left. Lawyer: "I select this juror." Judge: "But... but he just admitted to shooting 150 toddlers in the face!" Lawyer: "Right, so he's in a unique position to sympathize with my client." Judge: "Why's that?" Lawyer: "Because my client sho- OH HO HO! NICE TRY!" The lawyer nearly confesses his client's crime, then catches himself and acts as though the judge was trying to trick him. Votey: a man holds up a slip of paper reading "NOT GUILTY" with a checkmark and says, "We've reached a verdict."

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.