Mark Twain And Lawyers

Mark Twain was at a dinner party where he gave one of his customary after dinner speeches. When he had finished a prominent lawyer stood up, shoved his hands in his pockets and said, "Doesn't it strike this company as unusual that a professional humorist should be so funny?"

Mark Twain came back with, "Doesn't it strike this company as unusual that a lawyer should have both hands in his own pockets?"