Joke of the Week

As Mr. Smith lay on his death bed, he formulated a plan to take some of his considerable wealth with him in death. He called for the three men he trusted most: his lawyer, his doctor, and his clergyman. He told them, "I'm going to give you each $30,000 in cash.  When I die, I want you all to come to my funeral and place the money in y coffin so I can take it with me when I go." All three agreed to do this and were given the money. At the funeral, each man approached the coffin and placed an envelope inside. 


While riding in the limousine to the cemetery, the clergyman said "I have a confession. Brother Smith was a good churchman all his life, and I know he would have wanted me to do this. The church needed a new baptistery, and I bought one using $10,000 from Brother Smith's money. I only put $20,000 in the coffin." The physician then said, "Well, since we're confiding in one another, I might as well tell you that I didn't put the full $30,000 in the coffin either. Smith had a disease that could have been diagnosed sooner if I had this new diagnostic machine, but the machine cost $20,000 and I couldn't afford it then. I used $20,000 of the money to buy the machine so that I might be able to save another patient. I know that Smith would have wanted me to do that." The lawyer then said, "I'm ashamed of both of you. When I put my envelope into that coffin, it held my personal check for the full $30,000."