A lawyer's contribution

Lawyer's Contribution



At the United Way in a fairly small town a volunteer

worker noticed that the most successful lawyer in

the whole town hadn't made a contribution. This guy

was making about $600,000 a year so the volunteer

thought, 'Why not call him up?'



He calls up the lawyer.



'Sir, according to our research you haven't made a

contribution to the United Way, would you like to do so?'



The lawyer responds, 'A contribution? Does your

research show that I have an invalid mother who

requires expensive surgery once a year just to stay alive?'



The worker is feeling a bit embarrassed and says,

'Well, no sir, I'm...'



'Does your research show that my sister's husband

was killed in a car accident? She has three kids and

no means of support!'



The worker is feeling quite embarrassed at this point.

'I'm terribly sorry...'



'Does your research show that my brother broke his

neck on the job and now requires a full time nurse

to have any kind of normal life?'



The worker is completely humiliated at this point.

'I am sorry sir, please forgive me...'



'The gall of you people! I don't give them anything,

so why should I give to you!'