An independent woman started her own business. She was shrewd and diligent,

so business kept coming in. Pretty soon she realized she needed an in-house

counsel and so she began interviewing young lawyers.


"As I'm sure you can understand," she started off with one of the first applicants,

"in a business like this, our personal integrity must be beyond question.

" She leaned forward; "Mr. Peterson, are you an 'honest' lawyer?"


"Honest?" replied the job prospect. "Let me tell you something about honest.

 Why, I'm so honest that my dad lent me fifteen thousand dollars for my education and