| redlotuss9 |
02-11-2004 08:21 AM |
Variation on an earlier lawyer joke
An engineer spent his time on earth in a good and honest way when he died unexpectedly. Standing at the Pearly Gates, St. Peter looked up his name in the entry-to-heaven book and didn't see his name in there.
"How can this be?" the engineer said. "I lived a good, honest life! I should be in heaven!"
"Sorry," St. Peter replied. "If your name's not in the book, you can't get into heaven."
So the engineer got sent to Hell. When he got down there, he noticed the shabby condition of the place. He proceeded to go into the devil's office to have a talk with him. After a few hours, the engineer emerged from the devil's office with a bunch of blueprints and sketches. After a few weeks, the engineer was able to install elevators, escalators, air conditioners, running water and flushing toilets, something the place wasn't used to. The Lord noticed all of these changes from up on high and went to have a talk with the devil.
"I hate to tell you this," the Lord said to the devil, "but a clerical error was made. That engineer that has been making all the improvements down here was supposed to be in the entry-to-heaven book. I'm afraid I'm going to have to take him away from you and bring him to heaven."
"Forget it!" the devil replied, "You made the mistake, we like what he's done to the place, he's staying!"
"You can't do that!" the Lord said. "I'll sue you!"
The devil looked at him and said, "Where are you going to get a lawyer?"
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