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01/01/2026 8:39 pm
THE STINGY LAWYER.
A stingy old lawyer who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness was determined to prove wrong the old 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 to take the bags of money to the attic and leave them directly above his bed.
His plan: 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 old fool," she exclaimed, "I knew he should of had me put the money in the basement.”
01/01/2026 10:24 pm
You always have interesting posts.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
02/01/2026 7:13 am
Poor guy; I guess in all the final excitement, he got confused and went in the wrong direction! 
02/01/2026 7:55 am
Now that's a good one, lol.😁
02/01/2026 9:14 am
Devil or angel...whose call?
John Bono
North Jersey
02/01/2026 9:36 am
A good chuckle this morning. Thanks David a great way to start a Friday.
02/01/2026 1:22 pm
He must have been a criminal defense lawyer. Just kidding....sort of. 
David Green and Tony Perrone reacted
02/01/2026 1:30 pm
He must have been a criminal defense lawyer. Just kidding....sort of.
A somewhat similar case to this one actually DID involve a criminal lawyer in our small town. He had hidden cash stuffed into SIX pillow cases! He instructed his wife to bury it in his coffin when he passed on and she, as always the dutiful wife, agreed.
A few years later and after adding a seventh pillow to the mix, he croaked. As the coffin was closed and visitors left, she tried her best to stuff the coffin but there was just far too much money to bury with him. So, quickly thinking, she did the next best thing; she wrote out a check for the entire amount and slipped it into his suit pocket.
She lived happily ever after.
David Green and Jack Dodds reacted
02/01/2026 1:46 pm
@perrone1 So...is what she did a good thing or a bad thing? Personally I would be fitting her for a set of golden wings! Anytime you can beat a lawyer out of a few bucks is a good day IMHO.
04/01/2026 1:39 am
@perrone1 Sounds like she and her hubby deserved one another.
David Green and Tony Perrone reacted
04/01/2026 7:36 am
Good for her...the money was not going to do him or anyone any good being buried.He must have been a criminal defense lawyer. Just kidding....sort of.
A somewhat similar case to this one actually DID involve a criminal lawyer in our small town. He had hidden cash stuffed into SIX pillow cases! He instructed his wife to bury it in his coffin when he passed on and she, as always the dutiful wife, agreed.
A few years later and after adding a seventh pillow to the mix, he croaked. As the coffin was closed and visitors left, she tried her best to stuff the coffin but there was just far too much money to bury with him. So, quickly thinking, she did the next best thing; she wrote out a check for the entire amount and slipped it into his suit pocket.
She lived happily ever after.
John Bono
North Jersey
04/01/2026 7:48 am
