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| The Farmer and the Lawyer | A bigshot city lawyer and an old farmer got into a car wreck. They both got out of their cars to survey the damage, and the farmer realized it was his fault.
After looking over the lawyer in his $3,500 pinstriped Armani suit, silk tie, white shirt, and polished black wingtip shes, the famer walked back to his car, got out a bottle, and brought it back.
He handed it to the lawyer and said, "Here, you look pretty shook up. I think you ought to take a little nip of this to steady your nerves." The lawyer did.
The farmer said, "You still look a little bit pale. How about another?" and the lawyer took another swig.
The farmer looked again at the impeccably dressed lawyer and said: "Folks around here usually don't wear shoes on a hot day like this. Why don't you take off those fancy shoes and socks, so you'll fit right in?"
The lawyer frowned and shook his head, but after a few more sips, he untied his wingtips and and took them off, followed by his dress socks.
At the urging of the farmer, the lawyer then took another sip, and another, and another. He then took off his silk necktie, cufflinks, suspenders and the jacket of his pinstriped suit.
A few more sips, and with the urging of the farmer, the white shirt came off, too.
Finally, the lawyer said he was feeling pretty good and asked the farmer if he didn't think that he ought to have a little nip, too.
"Not me", the farmer replied, looking over the formerly well-dressed and dignified lawyer, now barefoot in a tee shirt and drunk as a skunk. "I'm waiting for the state trooper. |
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