I was digging around the archives and found this "not-quite-a-groaner" that I thought apropos given the economic climate today and the "let 'em eat cake" attitude certain greedy bankers have. It left me rolling my eyes.
A representative of the Red Cross knocked on the door of the richest man in town. His house keeper showed her into his library to meet with him.
After the usual introductory banalities, the worker began her pitch. She said, “Our research shows that you make ten million dollars a year but don’t give a penny to charity. Wouldn’t you like to make a generous donation?”
The rich man replied, “Did you know that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?”
Embarrassed, the Red Cross worker mumbled, “Um . . . no.”
The rich man interrupted, “Or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?”
The stricken Red Cross worker tearfully tried to express regrets, but the lawyer interrupted again, “Or that my sister’s husband died suddenly in an accident, leaving her penniless with three children?”
The humiliated Red Cross worker cried, “I had no idea!”
The rich man continued, adding . . . “So if I don’t give any money to them, why should I give any to you?”
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Kay
ha...that's pretty good. accurate as heck, too!
ReplyDeleteI had a prominent CPA tell me once that few of his attorney clients gave anything to charity.
ReplyDeleteSounds about right!!
ReplyDeleteGah, good one!
ReplyDeleteOh good gosh, not quite what I expected! Not quite a groaner...but "yuuukkker"
ReplyDelete... like, eeewwww yuuukkkk!
Sound typical!! LOL
ReplyDeleteI didn't expect the end to be like that...not a groaner for me, but a laugh out loud! Love it!
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