From: milun@cs.buffalo.edu (Davin Milun)
Subject: Lawyer's age
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 97 0:20:02 EST


Here is a lawyer joke that I heard, but it applies equally well to
accountants or other similar professions:

Joe the lawyer died suddenly, at the age of 45.  He got to the gates of
Heaven, and the angel standing there said, "We've been waiting a long
time for you."

"What do you mean," he replied, "I'm only 45, in the prime of my life.
Why did I have to die now?"

"45?  You're not 45, you're 82," replied the angel.

"Wait a minute.  If you think I'm 82 then you have the wrong guy.  I'm
only 45.  I can show you my birth certificate."

"Hold on.  Let me go check," said the angel and disappeared inside.
After a few minutes the angel returned.  "Sorry, but by our records you
*are* 82.  I checked all the hours you have billed your clients, and
you have to be 82..."