A Lawyer arrived home late, after a very tough day trying to
get a stay of execution for his client. His last minute plea for
clemency to the governor had failed and he was feeling worn out and
depressed.
As soon as he walked through the door at home, his wife
started on him about , 'What time of night to be getting home is
this? Where have you been? Dinner is cold and I'm not reheating it'.
And on and on and on.
Too shattered to play his usual role in this familiar ritual,
he poured himself a shot of whiskey and headed off for a long hot soak
in the bathtub, pursued by the predictable sarcastic remarks as he
dragged himself up the stairs.
While he was in the bath, the phone rang. The wife answered
and was told that her husband's client, James Wright, had been granted
a stay of execution after all. Wright would not be hanged tonight.
Finally realizing what a terrible day he must have had, she
decided to go upstairs and give him the good news.
As she opened the bathroom door, she was greeted by the sight
of her husband, bent over naked, drying his legs and feet.
'They're not hanging Wright tonight,' she said.
He whirled around and screamed,
'FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WOMAN, DON'T YOU EVER STOP?!'
