Something happens to your sense of humor when you become a father.
Maybe it’s a constraint fatherhood puts on your time that prevents you from keeping up with edgy humor. Maybe it’s the time spent with kids that reinforces a simpler, cleaner repartee and repertoire. Or maybe it’s a contentedness brought on by fatherhood that leads to a surrender of coolness.
In any case, there’s nothing like a good pun to get a dad to crack himself up. In honor of Father’s Day, we share the deliciously corny e-discovery dad jokes we found and try our hand at a few of our own. Searching for an inside joke that packs a pun? Don’t go on a fishing expedition (hehe) … read on.
Kerry Conway, former creative specialist at Relativity
Why did the reviewer perform CPR on his document?
It was not responsive.
Jacque Flaherty, market research and insights lead at Relativity
What was the opening line of the litigation support manager’s poem?
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered a long-running query ...
Shawn Gaines, former VP of marketing communications at Relativity
What did the case say to the reviewer after their first date?
Cull me.
A classic from our partners at Guidance:
Dimitri Hubbard, data protection officer, Asia-Pacific & Middle East, BNP Paribas
Why can you never fool an e-discovery expert?
They look out for dupes.
Ralph Losey, national e-discovery counsel at Jackson Lewis, P.C., and E-DiscoveryTeam.com
A robot and a lawyer walked into a bar.?The bartender yelled:?"we don’t serve their kind here!?"
The robot looked sad and started to walk out.
The bartender said:?"No buddy, you can stay. It’s lawyers we disbar."
Brendan Ryan, partner marketing manager at Relativity
Why did NBCUniversal reject our script for a movie about Data Grid?
They knew there would be NoSQL.
Steve Tanner, team lead for online communities at Relativity
What is a chief compliance officer's favorite place to shop?
The data store.
Okay, so do you think you can do better? Share your e-discovery dad joke in the comments. And keep it clean—the kids are reading.
