Lawyer #1: What about you? What sent you to law school?
Lawyer #2: That’s so far back, I don’t think I can remember.
Lawyer #1: Sure you can, counselor.
Lawyer #2: I used to caddy for young attorneys who would play on weekdays. And their wives. I’d look at those long tan legs and just knew I had to be a lawyer. The wives had long tan legs too. (To waiter.) Another martini, please.
Lawyer #1: So we’re not a couple of idealists?
Lawyer #2: Heaven forbid.
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