A stingy old lawyer, who had been diagnosed
with a terminal illness, was determined to prove wrong the saying, "You can't take it
with you." After much thought and consideration, the old ambulance chaser finally
figured out how to take at least some of his money with him when he died.
He instructed his wife to go to the bank
and withdraw enough money to fill two pillow cases. He then directed her to take the bags
of money to the attic and leave them directly above his bed. His plan was that when he
passed away, he would reach out and grab the bags on his way to heaven.
Several weeks after the funeral, the
deceased lawyer's wife, up in the attic cleaning, came upon the two forgotten pillow cases
stuffed with cash.
"Oh, that darned old fool," she
exclaimed. "I knew he should have had me put the money in the basement."
