Friday, May 05, 2006
THE LAWYER AND THE LEXUS--A NOT SO FUNNY JOKE
A very successful lawyer parked his brand new Lexus in front of the office, ready to show it off to his colleagues.
As he got out, a truck came along too close to the curb and completely tore off the driver's door. Fortunately, a cop in a police car was close enough to see the accident and pulled up behind the Lexus, his lights flashing.
But, before the cop had a chance to ask any questions, the lawyer started screaming hysterically about how his Lexus, which he had just picked up the day before, was now completely ruined and would never be the same, no matter how the body shop tried to make it new again.
After the lawyer finally wound down from his rant, the cop shook his head in disgust and disbelief. "I can't believe how materialistic you lawyers are," he said.
"You are so focused on your possessions that you neglect the most important things in life."
"How can you say such a thing?" asked the lawyer.
The cop replied, "Don't you even realize that your left arm is missing? It got ripped off when the truck hit you!"
"OH, MY GOD!" screamed the lawyer. .."MY ROLEX!"
Now some folks--many of them members of "THE BAR" may not find this joke to be funny. However, it does illustrate a point that we have been making for months. When real wages have not increased in years and the cost of living for the average person is spiraling out of sight, how can JOHN Q. PUBLIC afford to litigate his visitation rights and how can Jane P. Public afford to go into Court to make her ex pay his share of the Orthodontic Bill? And won't the person whose employer is either a lawyer or who makes the higher income eventually win through attrition? Or more to the point--when South Carolina domestic lawyers are charging $450 per hour AND Family Court Judges are approving these types of fees, shouldn't "THE BAR" expect to be ridiculed?
A very successful lawyer parked his brand new Lexus in front of the office, ready to show it off to his colleagues.
As he got out, a truck came along too close to the curb and completely tore off the driver's door. Fortunately, a cop in a police car was close enough to see the accident and pulled up behind the Lexus, his lights flashing.
But, before the cop had a chance to ask any questions, the lawyer started screaming hysterically about how his Lexus, which he had just picked up the day before, was now completely ruined and would never be the same, no matter how the body shop tried to make it new again.
After the lawyer finally wound down from his rant, the cop shook his head in disgust and disbelief. "I can't believe how materialistic you lawyers are," he said.
"You are so focused on your possessions that you neglect the most important things in life."
"How can you say such a thing?" asked the lawyer.
The cop replied, "Don't you even realize that your left arm is missing? It got ripped off when the truck hit you!"
"OH, MY GOD!" screamed the lawyer. .."MY ROLEX!"
Now some folks--many of them members of "THE BAR" may not find this joke to be funny. However, it does illustrate a point that we have been making for months. When real wages have not increased in years and the cost of living for the average person is spiraling out of sight, how can JOHN Q. PUBLIC afford to litigate his visitation rights and how can Jane P. Public afford to go into Court to make her ex pay his share of the Orthodontic Bill? And won't the person whose employer is either a lawyer or who makes the higher income eventually win through attrition? Or more to the point--when South Carolina domestic lawyers are charging $450 per hour AND Family Court Judges are approving these types of fees, shouldn't "THE BAR" expect to be ridiculed?
