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Brilliant Legal Tactics By Raoul Felder

So Rudy's lawyer, playing the piranha, Decided he'd gain ground by dissing Donna. The judge, appalled that anyone could be As crude as that, then squashed him like a flea. The lesson litigants should now acquire? When looking for a lawyer, you should hire, Unless you want your fortunes going south, A mouthpiece with a somewhat smaller mouth.

Calvin Trillin

May 25, 2001

So Rudy’s lawyer, playing the piranha, Decided he’d gain ground by dissing Donna. The judge, appalled that anyone could be As crude as that, then squashed him like a flea. The lesson litigants should now acquire? When looking for a lawyer, you should hire, Unless you want your fortunes going south, A mouthpiece with a somewhat smaller mouth.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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