A criminal defense lawyer was famous for winning all his

cases.  His trick was that each time the prosecutor began to make

his exposition, he lit a cigar.  After a while, the members   of

the jury were watching when the ash would fall from the cigar. 

The ash was sticking out longer and longer, and everyone's eyes

were glued to the end of the cigar, curious how long it would

hold up.  Nobody paid attention to anything the prosecutor said. 

The ash did not fall because the lawyer used to put a wire into

his cigar.

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