Joke No. 222

An Old Penny Pincher

An old penny pincher had no friends. Just before he died he asked
his doctor, lawyer, and pastor to gather around him at bedside.

"I have always heard that you can't take it with you. But I want to
disprove that theory," he said. "I have $90,000 under my mattress,
and when I die, just before they throw the dirt on me at my burial,
I want you each to toss in an envelope with $30,000 within."

The three attended the funeral and each threw his envelope in the
grave. On the way back from the cemetery, the pastor said, "I
must confess. I needed $10,000 for my new church, so I only
threw in $20,000."

The doctor then said, "I must confess too. I needed $20,000 for a
new hospital I was opening up, so I only threw in $10,000."

The lawyer looked at them both and shook his head. He then said,
"Gentlemen, I'm surprised, shocked, and ashamed of you. I don't
see how you could dare to go against that man's final wish. I'm
proud to say that I threw in my personal check for the full amount."