[johnjzjz]

> The United Way realized that it had never received a donation from
> the city's most successful lawyer. So a United Way volunteer paid
> the lawyer a visit in his lavish office.
>
> The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, "Our research shows that
> even though your annual income is over two million dollars, you don't
> give a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give something back to
> your community through the United Way?"
>
> The lawyer thinks for a minute and says,
>
> "First, did your research also show you that my mother is dying after
> a long, painful illness and she has huge medical bills that are far
> beyond her ability to pay?"

the United Way rep says "Uh... no, I didn't know that."
>
> "Secondly," says the lawyer, "my brother, a disabled veteran, is
> blind and confined to a wheelchair and is unable to support his wife
> and six children."

The stricken United Way rep begins an apology, but is cut off again.
>
> "Thirdly, did your research also show you that my sister's husband
> died in a dreadful car accident, leaving her penniless with a
> mortgage and three children, one of whom is disabled and another that
> has learning disabilities requiring a huge array of private tutors?"

> The rep, completely beaten, says, "I'm so sorry, I had no idea."
>
> And than the lawyer says,
>
> "So...if I didn't give any money to them, what makes you think I'd
> give any to you?"