A stingy old lawyer who had been diagnosed with a terminal
illness was determined to prove wrong the 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 her to take
the bags of money to the attic and leave them directly above his
bed. When he passed away, he planned to reach out and grab the bags
on his way to heaven.
Several weeks after the funeral, the deceased lawyer's wife was
up in the attic cleaning, when she came upon the two forgotten
pillow cases stuffed with cash.
"That darned old fool," she exclaimed. "I knew he should have
had me put the money in the basement."
