Lawyer's Donation Joke
The staff at a local United Way office realized that it had never
received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The
person
in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute
and
said, "Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at
least
$500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give
back to the community in some way?"
The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First,
did your
research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and
has
medical bills that are several times her annual income?"
Embarrassed,
the United Way representative mumbled, "Um... No."
"Or," the lawyer continued, "that my brother, a
disabled veteran, is
blind and confined to a wheelchair?"
The stricken United Way representative began to stammer out an
apology
but was interrupted when the lawyer added, "Or that my sister's
husband
died in a traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in
indignation,
"leaving her penniless with three children?"
The humiliated United Way representative, completely beaten, said
simply, "I had no idea..."
On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, "So if I don't
give any
money to them, why should I give any to you?