Meted Jokes

Later that day the same judge meted out justice yet again.
"I'm going to give you a short sentence," he said to the convicted murderer.
Grinning, the killer said, "Bless you, Your Honor."
"Life!" was the judge's edict.
"Life?" screamed the murderer. "But that's not a short sentence."
"They don't make em shorter than one word," was the judge's reply,