a doctor, a lawyer and an architect got together each year on the coast of carolina for an annual hunting trip. each always brought his favorite hunting dog, and they would endlessly argue over which one had the smartest dog. one evening, after a successful hunt, the three were sitting on the front porch of their hunting lodge, sharing a little liquid encouragement, when the perennial debate rekindled. to attain satisfaction, they agreed that each would toss a hundred bucks into a pool with all going to the owner of the dog that performed the smartest trick.
the trio drew straws to see which canine would perform first and the doctor pulled the leadoff. as it happened, there was a pile of old deer bones lying next to the lodge. the doctor spied the bones and, with a sly expression, leaned over and whispered in his loyal companion's ear. "'stethoscope', show these guy's what you can do!" and with that, the beast lept from the porch into the pile. there was a great din and cloud of dust, and in a few seconds, 'stethoscope' withdrew to reveal a perfectly reconstructed deer skeleton, right down to the order of the vertebrae.
"pretty impressive," opined the architect, "but not a winner. 'sliderule', do your thing." at those words, the archetect's dog 'sliderule' threw himself onto the bones, again a cloud of dust, until he steps back to reveal a perfect replica of the eiffel tower contructed entirely of bones.
going last, the lawyer nodded and spoke, "defintely hard acts to follow. he turned to his trusty hound - "'loophole' look - clients! sic em!!". the mouthpiece's marvelous mutt 'loophole' instantly rose to action, screwed the other two dogs, ate all of their bones, and retired to nap under the porch.
without protest, the lawyer pocketed the cash.
