Gallows Jokes

A judge and a lawyer were riding horses together. At one point in the trip, they came across an old tree with a rope draped over one of its branches, and at the end, a noose. This caused the judge to ponder.

"Do you see that gallows over there?" he asked of his companion.

"Yes."

"If the time came and the gallows had its due, where do you think you would be?"

"That is an easy one," replied the lawyer. "Riding alone."

An American and an Irishman were enjoying a ride in the country when they came upon an unusual sight - an old gallows. The American thought he would have a joke on his Irish companion. "You see that, I reckon," said he to the Irishman, pointing to the gallows. "And now where would you be if the gallows had its due?" "Riding alone," coolly replied Paddy.