Brains For Sale
An alien from Alpha Centauri walks into a Martian restaurant specializing in human brains.
He takes a seat and asks the waiter, “What’s your special on human brains?”
“Well, we have engineer brains, doctor brains and lawyer brains,” the waiter enumerates.
“Hmm. How much are the engineer brains?”
“bout 20 credits an ounce.”
“That’s fair. Engineers have college education. How about the doctor brains?”
“They cost around 30 credits an ounce.”
“That’s also fair. Doctors have to undergo eight years training. Those lawyer brains - how much do those cost?”
“Around 500 credits an ounce.”
“500 credits? Why, that’s outrageous! Why do they cost much much more than the engineer and doctor brains combined?”
“Listen, buddy,” says the exasperated waiter. “Do you know how many lawyers we have to kill just to get an ounce of brain?”