A French Execution A priest, a lawyer and an engineer are awaiting execution. The priest is first to go and is put into the guillotine. The blade drops and two feet away from his neck it stops, stuck. The priest proclaims it a miracle from on high and is immediately released. Next up is the lawyer, placed face-down on the guillotine ready to die. Again the machine fails two feet from his neck. ""According to your laws, since you failed to execute me, I must be let go"", and he is. Finally the en…

A Mechanical Engineer goes to Hell... One day a mechanical engineer woke up dead, and found himself in Hell, where he was greeted by Satan himself. Satan welcomed him to the place and asked him if there were any questions? After quickly looking around, the ME asked about the really beautiful island out in the lava floe, and asked why no one was out there enjoying the place. ""Well, to tell you the truth, no one has ever asked that question""...A day or two later, the ME came back to the devil an…

what does the Bible say about faking your own death to get out of jury duty

The miser's will A notorious miser died, and in his will he left his $3 million estate split evenly among his three sons: a doctor, a priest, and a lawyer. Being selfish even in death, he left each of them strict instructions to put the money in his coffin when they buried him. After the funeral, the three were talking, and the doctor said ""I have a confession to make. I didn't actually put all the money in the coffin -- it seemed like such a waste. I kept out $200,000 to buy some new equipment…