"Take That Out of Your Mouth! You Don't Know Where It's Been!"

During his legal career, Pakenham became something of a legend, and, 25 years on, accounts of his exploits are still current. During his appearance before an irascible and unpopular judge in a drugs case, the evidence, a bag of cannabis, was produced. The judge, considering himself an expert on the subject, said to Pakenham, with whom he had clashed during the case: 'Come on, hand the exhibit up to me quickly.' Then he proceeded to open the package. Inserting the contents in his mouth, he chewed it and announced: 'Yes, yes of course that is cannabis. Where was the substance found, Mr Pakenham?' The reply came swiftly, if inaccurately: 'In the defendant's anus, my Lord.'"

Probably the best inadvertent argument for smoking pot ever made.

(Thanks to Is That Legal? for the story and the link: I believe that site is going to make a obituary reader of me yet.)