Just Trying to Make a Buck
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Loading ...Some say lawyers get a raw deal: There’s always another joke around the corner.
A NASA official is interviewing professionals to be
sent to Mars. Only one can go, and he can’t return to
Earth.
The first applicant, an engineer, is asked how much he
wants to be paid for going. “A million dollars,” he answers, “because I want to donate it to M.I.T.”
The next applicant, a doctor, is asked the same question. He asks for $2 million. “I want to give a million to my family”, he explains, “and leave the other million for the advancement of medical research.”
The last applicant is a lawyer. When asked how much money he wants, he whispers in the interviewer’s ear, “$3 million.”
“Why so much more than the others?” the interviewer asks.
The lawyer replies, “If you give me $3 million, I’ll give you $1 million, I’ll keep $1 million, and we’ll send the engineer.”
