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Giving An Enema to a Dead Man
I’ve heard it said that legal reasoning is like ‘giving
an enema to a dead man.’ I’m sure you wonder what
this means.
Well, there was this stage play in New York City
and one of the leading men dropped over dead on
the stage right in the middle of the play.
It was pretty traumatic, and people were very upset.
From the balcony, a lady started shouting:
“Give him an enema!”
“Give him an enema!”
People on stage were trying to help the man, and
tried to ignore her, but she kept shouting:
“Give him an enema!”
Exasperated, a man called back: “Lady, an enema
won’t do any good. The man is already dead.”
The lady shouted back, “Well, it sure won’t hurt!”
This is the legal reasoning we’re taught: stretch the
imagination — create options — expand thinking.
“If it won’t hurt, try it!”
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