My judge has been in the recent habit of leaving amusing anecdotes and stuff on my chair so that I see it when I come to my desk in the mornings. The latest was this printed note:

The judge was finishing his oral charge to a jury. Being a judge who keeps up with the times, he pointed out in the verdict from where the “foreperson” should sign the verdict.
When the verdict was delivered later to the coutroom deputy, four persons had signed their names to the form.
He now uses the old-fashioned word “foreman”.

At the end of the above printed anecdote, my judge had written underneath:

Why not forecreature?

I thought it was hilarious, and showed the paper to Mr. W. After reading it, his expression did not change. “I don’t get it. I read it again and I still don’t get it,” he said. Oh, that reminds me. I was supposed to explain it to him yesterday.

*** Addendum, 1:15p ***
I just got back from the gym. On my chair, there’s another printed thingie from my judge. This one reads:
Q: What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 70?
A: Your Honor.
– Jonathan Willier