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jomukuk
 Post subject: Belief, defied.
PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 17:40 
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In 2004, a German lawyer, Dr Juergen Graefe, acted for an elderly pensioner from St Augustin, near Bonn, who was sent a tax demand for €287 million, even though the woman's income was only €17,000. Dr Graefe fixed the problem with one standard letter to the authorities, but as German law entitles him to calculate his fee based on the amount of the reduction he obtained, his fee came to €440,234 (£308,000). It will be met by the state. There is no evidence that he pushed his luck by writing a thank-you letter.


http://www.grumpyoldsod.com/weird%20law.asp

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To paraphrase Rabbie Burns (out of accent, as I don't know the precise quote);
'The Devil walks among us without anything to draw attention to him, save for his cape, which is lined with the writhing tongues of lawyers.'

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I rather liked the one I heard:

"it's the 99% of lawyers out there that give the 1% a bad name"!
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Q. Why don't sharks eat lawyers?

A. Professional courtesy!




Q. How can you tell if a lawyer is lying?

A. His lips are moving!
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Q. How can you tell if a lawyer is lying?

A. His lips are moving!


Thought that was politicians.

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Q how come doctors ,dentist and lawyers all practice ,and when will they get it right ?? :o

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