• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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    *Gabe starts gesturing to his lawyer to do something*

    “Just answer the question.”

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      Gaben will then slowly drop his head and whisper into the microphone with a wry chuckle - “You fool. You have just activated my trap card.”

      Immediately, the Half Life 3 release will drop. Gaben has been holding it back, continuously updating for decades, awaiting exactly this moment. The judge, completely flabbergasted at the proceedings will immediately declare a mistrial. Legal scholars will then study the “Gaben defense” for decades.

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      I mean the simple response from the lawyer is, “Objection, relevance,” and the question gets tossed out.

      I demand accuracy in my jokes, even if it kills them.

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        “Objection, relevance?”

        “Public interest.”

        (Though in my joke I meant his lawyer, instead of objecting, would entreat his client to answer the question)

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          Ah, I understand now. [MODIFYING JOKE MATRIX TO ACCOMMODATE NEW INFORMATION]

          “Your honor, I need to fire my lawyer.”

          “Mr Newell, no competent lawyer in this country would defend you on this point. If you do not answer the question I will hold you in contempt.”