Have you ever been involved in a deal where you started to wonder if there was more there than meets the eye?
Or have you ever been involved in a deal when you realize that the guy on the other side isn't half as smart as he thinks he is? Over 25 years of practicing law I have found myself on both sides illustrated by the following little joke. I think it is pretty funny, but also food for thought.
The barber has a few customers in his shop when he spots a nine year old boy headed up the street towards his shop. While the boy is on his way to the shop, the barber tells his customers--here comes the dumbest kid in the county. When he gets here watch our little game. As the boy walks in, the barber hold out two quarters in one hand, and a dollar bill in the other. He asks little Johnny, would you rather have just one dollar, or two shiny quarters? The little boy chose the two quarters and left. After the boy leaves, the barber turns to his customers and says..."He never learns".
One of the customers ran into little Johnny right after the boy used his two quarters to buy an ice cream cone. Thinking he was being kind, the customer started to explain that a dollar was worth more than two quarters. Johnny said he knew that. The customer says..."well then, why do you keep picking the two quarters"? Johnny answered quickly---the first time I pick the dollar, the games over".
Or have you ever been involved in a deal when you realize that the guy on the other side isn't half as smart as he thinks he is? Over 25 years of practicing law I have found myself on both sides illustrated by the following little joke. I think it is pretty funny, but also food for thought.
The barber has a few customers in his shop when he spots a nine year old boy headed up the street towards his shop. While the boy is on his way to the shop, the barber tells his customers--here comes the dumbest kid in the county. When he gets here watch our little game. As the boy walks in, the barber hold out two quarters in one hand, and a dollar bill in the other. He asks little Johnny, would you rather have just one dollar, or two shiny quarters? The little boy chose the two quarters and left. After the boy leaves, the barber turns to his customers and says..."He never learns".
One of the customers ran into little Johnny right after the boy used his two quarters to buy an ice cream cone. Thinking he was being kind, the customer started to explain that a dollar was worth more than two quarters. Johnny said he knew that. The customer says..."well then, why do you keep picking the two quarters"? Johnny answered quickly---the first time I pick the dollar, the games over".
....humor with a lesson...or is it a lesson with humor....either way I love it.