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    The defense rests its case

    The local United Way office realized that it had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The volunteer in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute.



    "Our research shows that out of a yearly income of more than $600,000 you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"



    The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied,

    "First,..... Did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?"



    Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, "Um... No."

    "Second, that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?"



    The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology but was put off.

    "Third, that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident,...." the lawyer's voice rising in indignation, ".....leaving her penniless with three children?"



    The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea..."

    Now on a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again,

















    "...And I sure as shit don't give any money to them,

    so why should I give any....

    ....... to you ???!"
    "Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children." Kahlil Gibran
    Clean and sober 25th January 2009
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