Appotus Dominus

[Healinyou]

The best lawyer story of all time...bar none.
> >
> >The United Way realized that it had never received a
> >donation from the city's most successful lawyer. So
> >a United Way volunteer paid the lawyer a visit in
> >his lavish office.
> >
> >The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, 'Our
> research shows that even though your annual income
> >is over two million dollars, you don't give a penny
> >to charity. Wouldn't you like to give something back
> >to your community through the United Way ?'
> >
> >The lawyer thinks for a minute and says, 'First, did
> >your research also show you that my mother is
> >dying after a long, painful illness and she has huge
> >medical bills that are far b eyond her ability to
> >pay?'
> >
> >Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbles, 'Uh... no,
> >I didn't know that.'
>
> >'Secondly,' says the lawyer, ' did it show that my
> >brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined
> >to a wheelchair and is unable to support his wife
> >and six children?
> >
> >The stricken United Way rep begins to stammer an
> >apology, but is cut off again.
> >
> >'Thirdly, did your research also show you that my
> >sister's husband died in dreadful car accident,
> >leaving her penniless with a mortgage and three
> >children, one of whom is disabled and another that
> >has learning disabilities requiring an array of
> >private tutors?'
> >
> >The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten,
> >says, 'I'm so sorry, I had no idea.'
> >
> >And the lawyer says, 'So...if I didn't give any
> >money to them, what makes you think I'd give any to
> >you?
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[Compass]

Well played.

Compass