Charity Begins At Home

"Lunch"*

*I have a reputation at work of being a strict boss.

One day I was in the break room with another
manager. I reached into the refrigerator for my
 lunch, which was packed in an Ace Hardware bag.

My co-worker stopped mid-bite and stared at
me, looking a little tense. When I pulled my
sandwich out of the bag, he sighed in relief.

"What's the matter?" I asked him.

"Uh, nothing," he replied,

"I was beginning to think you really do eat nails for lunch."

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"Charity Begins At Home"*

*A local charity office realized that it had never
received a donation from the town's most successful
lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called
him to persuade him to contribute.

"Our research shows that out of a yearly income of
at least $500,000, you give not a penny to charity.
Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"

The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied,
"First, did your research also show that my mother is
dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that
are several times her annual income?"

Embarrassed, the rep mumbled, "Um...no."

"--or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and
confined to a wheelchair?"

The stricken rep began to stammer out an apology but
was interrupted, "--or that my sister's husband died in a
traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in indignation,
"leaving her penniless with three children?!"

The humiliated rep, completely beaten, said simply,
"I had no idea..."

On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again: "--and if I
don't give them a penny, why should I give any to you?!?"
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