Legally Blonde and the joke which made me laugh for 5 days straight

Reese Witherspoon plays Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (Picture: Shutterstock)

Wannabe legal eagle Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) scores one of her most foundational triumphs roughly halfway through Legally Blonde.

Determined to help manicurist pal Paulette Bonafonté (Jennifer Coolidge) get her dog back from a slovenly ex-husband, Elle taps into her newfound expertise to befuddle him into defeat.

After blinding the poor schlub with some well-deployed legalese, it’s here that the law student notches up her first big win, piling the pooch into a waiti...