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The Priest, Doctor and The Bank Manager

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As we often post gloomy articles, I thought I would try and raise a smile and maybe cheer up a reader or 2. Today has not been a bad day, tomorrow I’m expecting a letter and the smelly stuff may hit the fan. But for now here goes.
 
A rich old industrialist calls his Priest, Doctor and Bank Manager to his bedside,
I’m dieing he says. They say you cant take it with you, but I’m going to prove them wrong.
Father, you have tended to my spiritual needs and gave me absolution when my conscience bothered me.
Doctor, you have tended to my physical needs and kept me going through all my excess.
Bank Manager, you have advised me how to make even more money, and even helped keep me out of jail when the tax man was after me.
I am going to request one last thing from each of you, here is an envelope each containing £100,000 when I die, I want you each to throw your envelope into the grave as they bury me, that way I get to take some of my money with me.
A few day later the Industrialist died. At the funeral the Priest, Doctor and Bank Manager dutifully threw their envelopes into the grave as it was being filled in.
As they were walking through the church yard the Priest turned to the other two and said, Gentlemen I have something weighing on my conscience that I must tell you.
You know I run a shelter for the Homeless and needy. I could not in all conscience waste all that money, so there was only 50K in the envelope I threw into the grave.
The Doctor then spoke, Father he said I’m so pleased you told us this. You know that I help run a clinic for down and outs, Alcoholics and Addicts that cant get help anywhere else. I couldn’t see all that money go to waste when it could help so many, so there was only 25K in my envelope.
The Bank Manager looked in horror at the Priest and Doctor, You are the two most dishonest Individuals I have ever met, he said.
The Least you could have done is what I did and put a cheque into the envelope for the Full Amount.
 
 
P.S. The old Industrialist forgot an outstanding loan for 20p, A DCA is digging him up again next week. :) Best wishes to all Handyman123.
Mother Nature Don't Draw Straight lines, We are Broken Moulds in Life's Grand Design, We look a Mess but we're doing fine,
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  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    Tee hee. Thanks for cheering me up!
    :rotfl:
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • true27
    true27 Posts: 1,569 Forumite
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    :rotfl: thanks for that :rotfl:
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  • honeybear_2
    honeybear_2 Posts: 3,914 Forumite
    :rotfl:

    Thanks!

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