An attorney got home late one evening after an
exhausting day of trying to get a "stay of
execution" for a client, James Wright.

Wright was scheduled to be hanged for murder
at midnight. His last minute plea for clemency
to the Governor had failed and he was feeling
worn out and depressed.

As soon as he got through the door at home,
his wife started her usual nagging, "What time
of night do you call this? Where have you
been?" 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 -- all the while pursued by more
nagging and his wife's sarcastic remarks. While
he was in the bathroom, the phone rang.

The wife answered and was told that her
husband's client had been granted a last minute
stay of execution. Finally realizing what a day
he must have had, she decided to go give him
the good news.

As she opened the bathroom door, she was
greeted by the sight of her husband's rear end
as he was bent over naked drying his legs and
feet.

Without turning around, he heard her say,
"Honey, they're not hanging Wright tonight."

He whirled around and screamed, "FOR
CRYING OUT LOUD, WOMAN, DON'T
YOU EVER STOP?"