{"id":4624,"date":"2025-01-28T14:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=4624"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:47:16","slug":"once-upon-a-time-there-lived-an-elderly-lawyer-who-was-known-for-his-sharp-wit-and-unwavering-honesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=4624","title":{"rendered":"Once upon a time, there lived an elderly lawyer who was known for his sharp wit and unwavering honesty."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Once upon a time, there lived an elderly lawyer who was known for his sharp wit and unwavering honesty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He had a loving wife and a bustling household of 12 lively children. Though his days were filled with chaos and laughter, he found himself in a predicament\u2014his rental agreement was ending, and he needed to find a new home for his big family.<\/p>\n<p>But there was a problem.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever he mentioned having 12 children, landlords would politely decline, fearing the wear and tear such a large brood might bring to their property. The lawyer, true to his profession, refused to lie about his situation. After all, lawyers don\u2019t lie\u2014they find creative solutions.<\/p>\n<p>One day, inspiration struck.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer asked his wife to take 11 of their children on an outing to the cemetery for a peaceful stroll. Meanwhile, he took the youngest child with him to meet a real estate agent.<\/p>\n<p>At one of the viewings, the lawyer was impressed by a charming home with a beautiful garden. The agent, eager to finalize the deal, asked, \u201cHow many children do you have, sir?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer replied truthfully, \u201cI have 12 children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The agent, raising an eyebrow, followed up, \u201cAnd where are the others?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a solemn expression and a dramatic pause, the lawyer answered, \u201cThey are in the cemetery\u2026with their mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The agent, moved by what he assumed was a tragic story, didn\u2019t press further and quickly handed over the keys.<\/p>\n<p>The family soon moved into their new home, where laughter and joy filled the rooms once again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORAL:<\/strong> Honesty doesn\u2019t mean revealing everything at once. Sometimes, it\u2019s all about choosing the right words. Lawyers don\u2019t lie\u2014they strategize!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time, there lived an elderly lawyer who was known for his sharp wit and unwavering honesty. He had a loving wife and a bustling household of 12 lively children. Though his days were filled with chaos and laughter, he found himself in a predicament\u2014his rental agreement was ending, and he needed to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2720,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-random-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4625,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4624\/revisions\/4625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}