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A fellow's brother, to whom he was very close, had recently gone to his reward. Being a successful attorney and by far the more prosperous of the two, he determined to offer some support to his sister-in-law and offered to pay for her late husband's funeral.

At the cemetery, people are appalled to see that the tombstone reads,

"Here lies Ernie, brother of Murray, L.L.D., Wills, Divorce, Injury, Malpractice."

Suddenly, Murray bursts into tears. The new widow exclaims,

"You should cry, pulling a stunt like this!"

Through his tears, Murray croaks,

"You don't understand ... They left out the phone number ..."