Did you ever wonder whether the glass was half full or half empty - and you couldn't decide? Some years ago in Philadelphia there was a very prominent attorney named Joseph S. Lord whose reputation soon landed him a nomination to the Federal bench. To celebrate this honor he invited a handful of colleagues to dinner at one of those watering holes on Locust Street frequented by members of his profession. It was a long and liquid evening and when finally exiting the establishment they were standing on the sidewalk waiting for a taxicab when the host turned to his friends and said "I feel an acute sense of ambivalence. I don't know whether I am sober as a judge or drunk as a Lord!"
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