I have thought for a long time about writing an essay on legal humor (not lawyer jokes). One anecdote that stands out involves a code pleading class with Professor Owens. Almost everyone in class had a set of notes taken by Seth Hufstedler ’49 years before. Whenever Owens told a joke, the class roared because there was the joke in the notes in front of them. You could see the professor make a note, probably “still good, use again next year.” Otherwise, law school was not funny.

Saul Cohen ‘53