A stingy old lawyer who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness
was determined to prove wrong the saying, "You can't take it with you."
After much thought and consideration, the old ambulance chaser finally
figured out how to take at least some of his money with him when he
died. He instructed his wife to go to the bank and withdraw enough
money to fill two pillowcases. He then directed her to take the bags
of money to the attic and leave them directly above his bed. His plan:
When he passed away, he would reach out and grab the bags on his way
to Heaven.
Several weeks after the funeral, the deceased lawyer's wife, up in the
attic cleaning came upon the two forgotten pillowcases stuffed with
cash. "Oh, that old fool," she exclaimed. "I knew he should have had
me put the money in the basement."