Bastard

A couple arrived at town hall seconds before closing time,
catching a judge just as he was about to leave, and asked him to
marry them. He asked if they had a license and, when they
didn't, sent them off to get one.


They caught the town clerk just as he was locking up, and got
the license from him. When they got back to the judge, he
pointed out they had filled the names in backwards--his where
hers belonged and vice versa.


They rushed back to the clerk's office, caught him again, and
got another license. This time, the judge noticed that the clerk
had filled in the date in the wrong format. Again they catch the
clerk... After five reissued licenses, the judge was finally
satisfied.


Judge: "I hope you appreciate why I made you keep going back. If
there are irregularities in the license, your marriage would not
be legal, and any children you might have would be technical
bastards."


Groom: "That's funny! That's just what the clerk called you."