It might come as a surprise to some of you, but it appears that lawyers are not always held in high esteem by certain elements of our society. Occasionally, this lack of esteem has manifested itself in an art form known as “lawyer jokes.” (We can’t help but wonder why there isn’t a similar phenomenon related to the HR profession, but that’s a topic for another day.)

In presentations across the country, we have invited audience members to tell us their favorite lawyer jokes. Some of them were actually funny. Based on a highly unscientific sampling of our audiences, the following are the top three lawyer jokes of all time.

3. How many lawyers does it take to shingle a roof?
It depends on how thin you slice ‘em.

2. What do you call 25 sky-diving lawyers?
Skeet.

And the NUMBER ONE LAWYER JOKE OF ALL TIME IS . . .

1. Why aren’t there any postage stamps honoring lawyers?
Because people wouldn’t know which side to spit on.

If you think you have a good (or bad) lawyer joke, please email it to Manpower’s Department of Compiling Bad Lawyer Jokes at: blawg@manpower.com. If we think it’s funny, we may send you a fabulous prize or even post it on this blawg.