A doctor and a lawyer were talking at a party, but their conversation was constantly interrupted by people describing their ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice.
After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor finally asked the lawyer, "What do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice when you're out of the office?"
"I give it to them," replied the lawyer, "and then I send them a bill."
The doctor was shocked, but agreed it was a good idea and decided to give it a try.
The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills. When he went to place them in his mailbox, he found a bill from the lawyer.
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Bob Juch
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I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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frogman042
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Re: Professional advice - with some trivia thrown in for fun
I want to know who he had for a mailman! That's some fast snail mail service!Bob Juch wrote: ... setup of the joke snipped ...
The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills. When he went to place them in his mailbox, he found a bill from the lawyer.
Jay (14 or fight!) BTW - bonus trivia questions:
14 or fight was a slogan from what movie?
What did it mean?
In the same movie they revamped the slogan, what was the new slogan?
Finally, before becoming a comedian, the famous person (who at the time was a relatively unknown) had a dramitic role in this movie - who was this world famous comedian/actor?
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Re: Professional advice - with some trivia thrown in for fun
Ooh! Ooh! I know this one!!!frogman042 wrote:I want to know who he had for a mailman! That's some fast snail mail service!Bob Juch wrote: ... setup of the joke snipped ...
The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills. When he went to place them in his mailbox, he found a bill from the lawyer.
Jay (14 or fight!) BTW - bonus trivia questions:
14 or fight was a slogan from what movie?
What did it mean?
In the same movie they revamped the slogan, what was the new slogan?
Finally, before becoming a comedian, the famous person (who at the time was a relatively unknown) had a dramitic role in this movie - who was this world famous comedian/actor?
The movie was Wild in the Streets, and the slogan had to to do with a demand for a reduced voting age. Hal Holbrook got them to revise the slogan to '16... and ready.' The comedian/actor was Richard Pryor.
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frogman042
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Re: Professional advice - with some trivia thrown in for fun
Ding... ding... ding...wintergreen48 wrote:Ooh! Ooh! I know this one!!!frogman042 wrote:I want to know who he had for a mailman! That's some fast snail mail service!Bob Juch wrote: ... setup of the joke snipped ...
The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills. When he went to place them in his mailbox, he found a bill from the lawyer.
Jay (14 or fight!) BTW - bonus trivia questions:
14 or fight was a slogan from what movie?
What did it mean?
In the same movie they revamped the slogan, what was the new slogan?
Finally, before becoming a comedian, the famous person (who at the time was a relatively unknown) had a dramitic role in this movie - who was this world famous comedian/actor?
The movie was Wild in the Streets, and the slogan had to to do with a demand for a reduced voting age. Hal Holbrook got them to revise the slogan to '16... and ready.' The comedian/actor was Richard Pryor.
Except I remember it as '15 and Ready' as the compromised slogan. Chris Jones's trusty brainiac of an advisor I thought was only 15 and any compromise had to let him vote - but you might be right - I don't think I've seen the movie in close to 40 years (I was 10 at the time and saw it twice in its 1st release - but it always stayed with me).
---Jay