Three men were traveling in rural America...

Three men were traveling in rural America when their car came to grief,
whereupon they sought shelter at the nearest farmhouse.


The farmer had two spare beds in the room next to his daughter's room, but
since he had heard all of those stories he informed the men that one of
them would have to sleep in the barn. One of them, a very polite Hindu
mathematician, immediately volunteered and went out to the barn. A short
time later there was a knock on the door, and, sure enough, there was the
Hindu, very apologetically explaining that there were cows in the barn, and
because of his religious convictions, he didn't think he could remain there.


A second man, a conservative rabbi, now volunteered and went. But a short
time later, there was a knock on the door. Sure enough, he too was back,
explaining that since there was a pig in the barn, he too would be quite
uncomfortable out there.


Whereupon the third man, a practicing lawyer, agreeably proceeded out to the
barn.


In a little while, there was a knock on the door. And when they went to
answer it, sure enough, there were the cows and the pig.