A doctor, a lawyer and an engineer are arrested during the French Revolution for the crime of being rich and are sent to the guillotine.
The executioner brings the doctor up the steps first.
“How do you wish to die Monsieur?”
“I wish to die with honor” replies the doctor. This means that he goes into the guillotine head first with no blindfold, so he can face the blade that will end his life. So in, face up, he goes.
The executioner pulls the cord, the blades falls… and stops halfway down. The executioner being a superstitious man exclaims, “Monsieur, God must want you to live. We cannot execute you. You are free to go.”
Next comes the lawyer. “How do you wish to die Monsieur?”
“I wish to die with honor” replies the lawyer. So in he goes, no blindfold, face up.
The executioner pulls the cord, the blades falls… and again stops halfway down.
“Monsieur, God must want you to live. We cannot execute you. You are free to go,” says the executioner.
Next comes the engineer. “How do you wish to die Monsieur?” The engineer, being no fool, replies, “I too wish to die with honor.” And so, in he goes, no blindfold, face up.
The executioner reaches for the cord, unsure what will happen next, when the engineer says, “Wait! I see the problem.”
