Lawyer’s 4-Day Express Degree
An old man was critically ill. Feeling that death was near, he called his
lawyer.
“I want to become a lawyer. How much is it for that express degree you told me
about?”
“It’s fifty thousand dollars,” the lawyer said. “But why? You’ll be dead soon –
why do you want to become a lawyer?”
“That’s my business - get me the course!”
Four days later, the old man got his law degree. His lawyer was at his bedside,
making sure his bill would be paid.
Suddenly the old man was wracked with fits of coughing, and it was clear that
this would be the end for him. Still curious, the lawyer leaned over and said,
“Please, before it’s too late, tell me why you wanted to get a law degree so
badly before you died?”
In a faint whisper, as he breathed his last breath, the old man said, “One less
lawyer.”