A doctor and a lawyer were talking at a party. Their conversation was constantly interrupted by people describing their ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice.Don't blame me. Blame Paul (A.). He is a lawyer, so don't ask him anything, or you will receive a bill for services rendered.
After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor asked the lawyer, "What do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice when you're out of the office?"
"I give it to them," replied the lawyer, "and then I send them a bill."
The doctor was shocked, but agreed to give it a try. The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills. When he went to place them in his mailbox, he found a bill from the lawyer.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
A DOCTOR AND A LAWYER
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I can't even afford to talk to myself
ReplyDeleteWell, here's another nice mess you've gotten yourself into, Paul (A.)!
ReplyDeleteI can afford to talk to myself, but my malpractice carrier advises against it.
ReplyDeleteWe stil love you, Paul (A.), in spite of this!
ReplyDeletePaul Powers, I hope your carrier allows you to talk to your computer. I know I do - mostly in four-letter words, and I find it most therapeutic.
ReplyDeletePaul (A.), if you do accidentally talk to yourself, do you send yourself a bill? ...
ReplyDeleteI don't know what journalists do. I suppose I could try misquoting myself.
What do librarians do, Mimi? ...
ReplyDeleteLibrarians do everything for free, so how could we charge ourselves?
ReplyDeleteThe charger goes into the outlet on the wall, Mimi.
ReplyDeletePaul (A.), there are days when I wish I could plug in and charge myself up.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that Grandpere's job? {Ba-da-boomp!}
ReplyDeleteRight after I published my comment, I knew I should have hit the delete button. Why am I not surprised, JCF, that you were the one to come along and take something naughty from an innocent comment?
ReplyDeleteNaughty?
ReplyDeleteInnocent?
Hey Paul (A.), do you charge for asking pithy questions?
ReplyDeleteExcellent! This week saw me dealing with cops over a stolen cell phone, and a two hour deposition concerning a lawsuit against my parish (trying to explain "ownership" of a mission is a challenge!) I very much appreciated this...
ReplyDeleteTobias, what a nuisance to have one's cell phone stolen. I read your account at Facebook, and I dreamt about you that night. You and I were traveling with a group somewhere, and during the entire trip you wore your Brotherhood of St Gregory habit, but the outer garment was brown instead of black. At some point during our travels, we found out, to our great surprise, that you slept in your habit. That is all I remember of the dream, but the memory put a smile on my face in the morning.
ReplyDeleteI am concerned about your delight in the sleeping habits of gentlemen, Mimi. Waking up with a smile on your face and all. And I thought I was the lowerer of tone. (Doffs hat to JCF)
ReplyDeleteTobias, I would send you a hug under the circumstances but don't want to stir up rumors. Bad enough that certain people are dreaming about your sleeping habits.
It wasn't the habit that was sleeping, but the priest inside it.
ReplyDeleteI don't know, Paul (A.). Habits are mostly unconscious.
ReplyDeleteThe same could be said for many priests, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention lawyers.
Too true. And who amongst us would not say the same about ourselves?
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