  "Objection" is an overly-used term in legal language. What would be a good replacement? "SEDAGIVE?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!!?!? " That would work - gets the point across, indicating both anger and amazement at the move by opposing counsel. Indeed, I wager we might see the Igor (pronounced "Eye-gore," not igor) Principle any time now from the highest court. Obscenity cases will involve terms like "woo-woo" and "balloons. " Jury selection will include the "Yogurt" clause. As well it should - that is law for the masses, true believers - no more of this Latin lingo and such, but rather regulations brought to you through the words of urlLink Mel Brooks . What brought this to mind was a book I read some time ago, entitled A Matter of Interpretation . Its main author is Supreme Court Justice urlLink Antonin Scalia , followed by commentaries from historian urlLink Gordon S. Wood , constitutional scholar urlLink Laurence H. Tribe , legal scholar urlLink Mary Ann Glendon , and philosopher of law urlLink Ronald Dworkin , and a response from Scalia.
Specifically, it came from Glendon's piece, where she uses a running gag from Young Frankenstein about urlLink Marty Feldman's hunchback moving about to illustrate a point about legal interpretation. Keep in mind that these types of books are generally exceptionally dry - about the only "fun" you'll have is seeing someone try an make a point using The Odyssey , realizing that the author has no bloody clue what he's talking about.
So, how does this respected jurist respond? There is nothing I take sharp issue with in Professor Glendon's elegant statement, unless (for those familiar with Young Frankenstein ) it is her failure to work in the Feldman-Wilder "Walk this way" routine. Holy freakin' jeez - a legal treatise with Gene Wilder thrown in. That , true believers, is the law of the future. A future where the law requires evidence be submitted using the "three syllables, sounds like..." rule. Where scalpels and thighs are used instead of gavels. It is the way of the future....it is the way of progress...it is the way...of Brooks. Prepare for a brave new world. 
