[2343] in Humor
HUMOR: How To Win
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathon Weiss)
Sat Jun 13 18:20:27 1998
From: Jonathon Weiss <jweiss@MIT.EDU>
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 18:15:27 EDT
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From: Amy Beverley Chan & Jeremy David Weiss <slinkie@cyberspace.org>
(from: cookie8@accessv.com)
How To Win
A defendant in a lawsuit involving a lot of money was talking to his
lawyer. "If I lose this case, I'll be ruined."
"It's in the judge's hands now," said the lawyer.
"Would it help if I sent the judge a box of cigars?"
"Oh no! This judge is a stickler for ethical behavior. A stunt like that
would prejudice him against you. He might even hold you in contempt of
court.
Later, the judge rendered a decision in favor of the defendant.
As the defendant left the courthouse, he said to his lawyer, "Thanks for
the tip about the cigars. It worked!"
"I'm sure we would have lost the case if you'd sent them."
"But I did send them."
"What? You did?"
"Yes, That's how we won the case."
"I don't understand," said the lawyer.
" It's easy. I sent the cigars to the judge, with the plaintiff's business
card."
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