Sausage Consultation
A dog ran into a butcher’s shop, grabbed a string of sausages, and ran back out
again. The irate butcher recognized the dog as belonging to one of his regular
customers – a lawyer.
That afternoon he went to the lawyer’s office and said to the lawyer, “If a dog
steals meat from my store, do I have the right to demand payment from the dog’s
owner?”
The lawyer replied, “Yes, absolutely.”
“Well,” said the butcher, “you owe me nine dollars for the sausages your dog
stole this morning.”
The lawyer sighed and wrote out a cheque for $9.
A week later the butcher received an envelope from the lawyer containing a bill
for $50 for consultation.