And why not..

[green_amber]

 More hilarity

There was a young lawyer named Rex
Had very small organs of sex.
When charged with exposure
He said with composure
"De minimis non curat lex"

Comments

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

That's a classic, right?

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. My mad German pal Burkhard did a paper based on this for my GikII workshop in September - I just saw it quoted on someone's LJ so I grabbed it for posterity.

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

I thought it had that certain polish.

[moral-vacuum.livejournal.com]

Oh hurrah!

sushidog has some truly excellent ones, and hopefully she can be persuaded to share them with us...

[failing-angel.livejournal.com]

Someone else who reads West of Ealing?

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

Yup. But like I say, it's ancient.

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

Scene: A criminal chambers somewhere in the City.

QC #1: I got a good result for my client this morning.
QC #2: Oh yes - was that the chap who took all that stuff from the supermarket warehouse?
QC #1: That's right. Fifty pallets each of jelly, sponges, fruit, custard and cream. And he admitted taking with intention to permanently deprive. But I still got the judge to strike the case out.
QC #2: Ok, I'll bite, what was your argument?
QC #1: De minimis non curat lex.
QC #2: [aghast] No!
QC #1: Yes! The law does not concern itself with trifles.

[ivory-goddess.livejournal.com]

thankyou for the translation, now I understand the limerick...

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

marvellous :)