Joe grew up in a small town, then moved away to attend college and law school.<\/p>\n
He decided to come back to the small town because he could be a big man in this small town. He really wanted to impress everyone. He opened his new law office, but business was very slow at first.<\/p>\n
One day, he saw a man coming up the sidewalk to his office. He decided to make a big impression on this new client when he arrived. As the man came to the door, Joe picked up the phone.<\/p>\n
He motioned the man in, all the while saying, \u201cNo. Absolutely not. You tell those clowns in New York that I won\u2019t settle this case for less than $1 million. Yes. The appeals court has agreed to hear that case next week. I\u2019ll be handling the primary argument, and the other members of my team will provide support. Okay. Tell the DA that I\u2019ll meet with him next week to discuss the details.\u201d<\/p>\n
This sort of thing went on for almost five minutes. All the while, the man sat patiently as Joe rattled instructions. Finally, Joe put down the phone and turned to the man.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry for the delay,\u201d he said, \u201cbut as you can see, I\u2019m very busy. What can I do for you?\u201d<\/p>\n
The man replied, \u201cI\u2019m from the phone company. I came to hook up your phone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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