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From: dkatz@zaphod.UUCP (Dave Katz)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: My Opinion Of Lawyers
Message-ID: <311@zaphod.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Jul-85 16:42:39 EDT
Article-I.D.: zaphod.311
Posted: Mon Jul 22 16:42:39 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 25-Jul-85 07:10:36 EDT
References: <260@ihnet.UUCP>
Reply-To: dkatz@zaphod.UUCP (Dave Katz)
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Organization: Develcon Electronics, Saskatoon, SK
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Summary: 

In article <260@ihnet.UUCP> eklhad@ihnet.UUCP (K. A. Dahlke) writes:
>An eccentric old man really believed that he could take it with him.
>To this end, he made arrangements for his life savings to be placed in his
>coffin before burial.
>He took his savings ($90,000), and divided it into three equal portions.
>He gave these to a close friend, his pastor, and his lawyer,
>instructing each "While the coffin is open, place $30,000 in it".
> .
> .
> .
>lawyer	 I certainly did.
>	I put in a check for $30,000.

The correct final line to this joke (usually the lawyer is Jewish) is:
	I put in a check for $60,000 and took the change

Much better punch line.