THE LOATHSOME LAWYER
A lawyer with his two friends, a Jewish Rabbi and a Hindu, are riding in a car which breaks down on the country road. It is getting dark so they look for a place to stay for the night. Far ahead they see a farmer's cottage.
They knock on the door. The farmer opens the door and sees the three men. They explain to the farmer that they need a place to spend the night. The farmer invites them inside and serves them a meal. The farmer says he has only room for two in his cottage and one of them has to sleep in the barn.
The Rabbi says it is not a problem for him, because his ancestors are used to living in the desert and sleeping in the barn is a luxury. So off goes the Rabbi to the barn.
After several minutes, the farmer hears a knock on the door. He opens the door and right outside is the Rabbi.
"What's wrong?" the farmer asks.
"There is a pig in the barn and my faith forbids me to sleep with an unclean animal," the Rabbi replies.
The Hindu who overhears the conversation steps forward. "No problem I will take the barn, the pig doesn't bother me," he says.
So the Hindu goes out to the barn. Several minutes later, the the farmer hears a knock on the door. He opens the door and sees the Hindu right outside.
"What's wrong,?" the farmer asks.
"There's a cow in the barn and my faith considers the cow as sacred so I can't sleep in the barn which is sacred ground," explains the Hindu.
"I think your other friend has to take the barn," suggests the farmer.
So the Rabbi and the Hindu ask their friend the lawyer to move to the barn. After much grumbling, the lawyer goes out to the barn.
Several minutes later the farmer hears a knock on the door. When he opens the door he sees the pig and the cow just outside the door.
"Now what is it this time?" the farmer irritably asks.
The pig shakes his head. "We can't stand the man you sent to the barn," exclaims the pig.
"Why?" the farmer inquires.
The cow shakes his head, and exclaims, "The man says he's a lawyer, an unbeliever and doesn't care about religion, and he tells us if we don't get out he'll butcher us and serve our meat for breakfast," says the cow.
They knock on the door. The farmer opens the door and sees the three men. They explain to the farmer that they need a place to spend the night. The farmer invites them inside and serves them a meal. The farmer says he has only room for two in his cottage and one of them has to sleep in the barn.
The Rabbi says it is not a problem for him, because his ancestors are used to living in the desert and sleeping in the barn is a luxury. So off goes the Rabbi to the barn.
After several minutes, the farmer hears a knock on the door. He opens the door and right outside is the Rabbi.
"What's wrong?" the farmer asks.
"There is a pig in the barn and my faith forbids me to sleep with an unclean animal," the Rabbi replies.
The Hindu who overhears the conversation steps forward. "No problem I will take the barn, the pig doesn't bother me," he says.
So the Hindu goes out to the barn. Several minutes later, the the farmer hears a knock on the door. He opens the door and sees the Hindu right outside.
"What's wrong,?" the farmer asks.
"There's a cow in the barn and my faith considers the cow as sacred so I can't sleep in the barn which is sacred ground," explains the Hindu.
"I think your other friend has to take the barn," suggests the farmer.
So the Rabbi and the Hindu ask their friend the lawyer to move to the barn. After much grumbling, the lawyer goes out to the barn.
Several minutes later the farmer hears a knock on the door. When he opens the door he sees the pig and the cow just outside the door.
"Now what is it this time?" the farmer irritably asks.
The pig shakes his head. "We can't stand the man you sent to the barn," exclaims the pig.
"Why?" the farmer inquires.
The cow shakes his head, and exclaims, "The man says he's a lawyer, an unbeliever and doesn't care about religion, and he tells us if we don't get out he'll butcher us and serve our meat for breakfast," says the cow.
