Harvey Kash and Carl Lanzisera poked fun of lawyers while in line at First District Court in Hempstead -- but court officers weren't laughing. Here are some of the jokes that got them in hot water:

Q: What do you say to a lawyer with an IQ of 50?
A: Good morning, Your Honor.

Q: How do you tell if a lawyer is lying?
A: His lips are moving.

Q: Why do they bury lawyers 100 feet into the ground?
A: Because down deep, they're good people.

Q: What's the difference between a vulture and a
lawyer?
A: Wing tips.


'The line leading into First District Court in Hempstead was long and frustrating, but it was the punch line in

a lawyer joke that got two rabble-rousing comedians arrested.

But while that rib and several others on barristers got some giggles from the crowd, the attorney standing in line about five people ahead wasn't laughing.

" 'Shut up,' the man shouted," Lanzisera said.  "'I'm a lawyer.'"

The attorney reported Kash and Lanzisera to court personnel, who arrested the men and charged them with engaging in disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.

"They put the handcuffs on us, brought us into a room, frisked us, sat us down and checked our driver's licenses to see if there were any warrants out for our arrest," Lanzisera said yesterday. "They were very nasty, extremely nasty."

The men are founders of Americans for Legal Reform, a group of outspoken advocates who use confrontational tactics to push for greater access to courts for the public and to monitor how well courts serve the public. One tactic is driving a truck around the
Huntington area emblazoned with the slogan "Stop The Lawyer Disease." They said their rights to free speech were violated.'

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