Adam’s Rib

Over at the law professors’ blog the Volokh Conspiracy , they’re noting the sixtieth anniversary of the movie Adam’s Rib —which prompts one commentator to quote the movie’s best line: “Lawyers should never marry other lawyers. This is called inbreeding, from which comes idiot children and more lawyers.”

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