Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for August 24, 2003

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Bob: All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put humpty together again. Girl: Aw...that's sad, daddy. Bob: Wait, there's more... It's the wall that's to blame, the lawyers loudly alleged. They claim Humpty's the victim for cracking his head. So the Dumpty's brough suit, no one was out of their range. Someone would pay for their loss no matter how strange. None were spared from the court, no connection too small, the whole town sharing the blame for the irresponsible fall. The landowner, the mayor, even the mason who built it, had to get their own lawyers to fight this nit-writ. After years of court battles, as anyone could foresee, there would be only losers, excluding attorneys and their fee. Woman: Let me guess...you tried to impress her about being a lawyer again, didn't you... Bob: She'll stop crying eventually...