Professional Courtesy

[El Pirata]

A violent tropical storm enveloped a sailing yacht off the coast of Panama lasting all night and most of the next morning. As the sky cleared and the seas calmed, the people on the yacht realized they were grounded on a coral reef about a mile from Taboga Island
in shark infested waters.

Most of those aboard the yacht were badly injured from their ordeal. The only able bodied were on board were a doctor, a priest and a lawyer.

The doctor says "Someone is going to have to swim ashore and get some help. I would volunteer but most of the crew and passengers are in pretty bad shape and I am needed here to care for them."

The priest replies "I would volunteer to go also, but I might be needed to comfort the injured or perform last rights."

The lawyer says "No problem."

He immediately strips off his shirt and dives into the shark infested water. There is a great turbulence in the water and then the doctor and priest notice that all of the sharks have formed a double line from the yacht to the beach allowing the lawyer to swim between them.

"My God!", says the priest. "It is a miracle!"

The doctor, watching the lawyer swimming to shore says, "No father. No miracle. Professional courtesy"

 

[robmob]

Off to my lawyer friend it goes. Good one.

 

[Rolex]

That's GREAT.

 

[woody]

Stupid!

 

[Rochellcommaj]

That's a good one. My sister just graduated Vanderbilt law school and passed the bar last month... She already told me to lay off with the lawyer jokes. Otherwise, I'd send it to her.