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Doctor, Lawyer, And Engineer |
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A doctor, a lawyer,and an engineer are sentenced to death. Why is not
important to the story...what's important is that the death sentence
will be carried out in France - via guillotine.
The doctor is
first. The executioner straps him down, hoists the glittering blade
aloft, and lets it drop...whereupon it sticks about halfway down.
Now,
it's a well-known tradition in capital punishment that if the execution
apparatus fails for any reason, this is interpreted as a sign from God,
and the death sentence is commuted. Accordingly, the doctor walks away,
still very much alive.
The lawyer is next. The executioner
straps him down, hoists the glittering blade aloft, and lets it
drop...whereupon it sticks in the exact same spot. Same rules apply...lawyer walks.
The
engineer is last. The executioner straps him down, as he hoists the
blade aloft, the engineer twists his neck around, peers up at the
blade, and says:
"You know, I think I see your trouble there..."
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