A lawyer died. At the same moment, the Pope also died. They arrived at the
gates of heaven at the same moment. They spend the day in orientation, and as
they're getting their heavenly vestments, the Pope gets a plain white toga and
wings, like everyone else, and the lawyer gets much finer apparel, made of gold
thread, and Gucci shoes.
Then, they get to see where they're going to live. The Pope gets what everyone
else gets, a replica of a Holiday Inn room, and the lawyer gets an 18-room mansion
with servants and a swimming pool.
At dinnertime, the Pope receives the standard meal, a kosher TV dinner, and
the lawyer receives a fine and tasty meal, served on silver platters.
By this time, the lawyer is beginning to suspect that an error has been made,
so he asks one of the angels in charge, "Has there been some kind of mistake?
This guy was the Pope, and he gets what everyone else gets, and I'm just a lawyer
and I'm getting the finest of everything?"
The angel replied, "No mistake, sir. We've had lots of Popes here, but
you're the first lawyer we've ever had."