Objection

Cidu Bill on Oct 17th 2009

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Is he just saying that he objects to the other attorney personally?

Filed in Bill Bickel, Brevity, CIDU, comic strips, comics, courtrooms, humor | 10 responses so far

10 Responses to “Objection”

  1. David N Oct 17th 2009 at 01:05 pm 1

    Well, he is better dressed and much more composed, and not quite so slicked back. Not much to go on for hate though. Is this a divorce court maybe?

  2. turquoise cow Oct 17th 2009 at 02:00 pm 2

    i think it’s just an irrational sort of hatred, not one based on reality. the judge is sort of rolling his eyes, apparently thinking to himself that it’s going to be a very long session if he has to deal with such juvenile behavior. i don’t think the speaking lawyer has a particularly good grasp of the word “objection” or how one might be raised in a courtroom….

  3. Annie Benson Oct 17th 2009 at 05:09 pm 3

    I think that Turquoise got it. It wasn’t a LOL for me, but I definately smiled when I noticed the judge’s expression. I also like the “Huh?” look on the client of the objecting lawyer.

  4. turquoise cow Oct 17th 2009 at 09:41 pm 4

    the audience seems to have a similar “huh?” expression, too.

  5. src666 Oct 17th 2009 at 11:14 pm 5

    The smug expression on the other lawyer’s face made me think that he had just scored some serious points. And the “objector’s” client looks unhappy, not “huh”, to me.

  6. bAT L. Oct 18th 2009 at 02:41 am 6

    I like this one, partly because it reminds me of the type of humor in the Phoenix Wright games. For those who don’t quite know, you can choose what to make the hotshot lawyer say, including some quite ridiculous phrases that sometimes include playground humor like this.

  7. J-L Oct 19th 2009 at 04:26 pm 7

    I think what the artist is trying to say is that a lot of people who raise an objection in court (especially if it’s done really loudly) have an extreme dislike of their opponent.

    But instead of saying what they’re really thinking (that is, “I hate that guy and I don’t want him to win!”), they come up with some equally inane excuse and try to pass it off as a valid reason. They don’t want the objection to look personal, but you know that deep down it really is.

    So the lawyer raising the objection is being honest in explaining the reasoning behind it.

  8. turquoise cow Oct 19th 2009 at 06:48 pm 8

    Honesty? HA! He’ll never make it as a lawyer!

  9. J-L Oct 20th 2009 at 04:13 pm 9

    Yeah… he’s kind of like Jim Carrey’s character in the movie “Liar, Liar” in that respect.

    (For those who need an explanation: Jim Carrey played a lawyer in “Liar, Liar” who was unable to lie for one full day.)

  10. Araxie Oct 23rd 2009 at 04:42 pm 10

    This one made me chuckle, but it would have worked better if the judge looked like he was taking the lawer seriously, like, “Hmm, he’s got a point…” :)

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