Yet Another Web Comic

Does it bother anyone else that legal language is archaic? I understand the need for precise language, but I can’t remember the last time I saw “Be it heretofore resolved” in a technical document. I really do feel like legal professionals subscribe to the theory that if they could find enough monkeys banging away at enough typewriters, some day the monkey room will turn out a document that will go down in legal history. I hear there are capuchin monkeys in South America that routinely use tools to dig for roots and break open nuts: These nut-busting simians would be perfect for the job.