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67 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, February 24, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classifieds Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend February 23, 2005 Since you asked The bard took a stab at lawyers Who said, "Let’s kill all the lawyers!"? — Jeff C., Medford Hey, Jeff, who hasn’t ? Ahem! Actually, the line is from Shakespeare’s "Henry VI, Part Two," Jeff. Adventurer Jack Cade is leading a mob on London. Before the big invasion, he has a speech in which he sets forth what amounts to a send-up of politicians’ promises of all times and places. "There shall be in England seven halfpenny loaves sold for a penny," he promises. "... and I will make it a felony to drink small beer ... And when I am king — as king I will be — there shall be no money; all shall eat and drink on my score ..." At which point Dick, once of Jack’s followers, pipes up with the most crowd-pleasing proposal of all: "The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers. " Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg Slippers Student Loans afsa teleconferencing Memory Foam Mattress Advertisement s