Lawyer Joke of the Day
Today’s joke was submitted by Thom Maher of BRC Rubber & Plastics (I made a few slight adjustments to protect the innocent) . . .
A doctor, an HR person and a lawyer were on a cruise ship together. A bad storm wrecked the ship and left the three as the only survivors. They drifted in a small life raft for days with no food or water. The whole time their raft was continually circled by man-eating sharks.
Finally, on the fifth day with all three near death, they saw land way off in the distance. The doctor said, “One of us needs to try to swim for help.”
The lawyer quickly volunteered. He jumped over the side of the raft and began swimming through the circling throng of hungry sharks.
The doctor shook his head in disbelief and said, “That was the most selfless act I’ve ever seen in my whole life.”
The HR person spoke up. “The sharks won’t hurt that man,” he said.
“What makes you say that?” asked the doctor.
Watching the lawyer swim away untouched, the HR person replied, “Professional courtesy.”
Thanks, Thom — we’ll send you a fabulous prize. (Personally, I think the last line is nothing more than a veiled attempt by the HR person to mask deep-seated feelings of inadequacy and jealousy brought on by the lawyer’s selfless act of heroism.)
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