He called in his doctor, his pastor, and his lawyer. He told them, "Look, I know everyone says that you can't take it with you, but I'll be damned if I'm not going to try. So I've got a $500,000 bag of money for each of you, and you must throw it into my coffin at my funeral. I trust all of you to hold up your end".

The man dies shortly after, and the doctor, the pastor, and the lawyer all attended the funeral. After the funeral, the three went to a bar together. After several drinks, the doctor said, "I must confess, I took $100,000 of the money for some new equipment. I feel awful about it, but he can't actually take the money with him can he?"

The pastor then said, "I'm an authority on this matter, I know he can't take it with him. But I still felt guilty taking $250,000 for church renovation".

The lawyer, after listening to their stories exclaimed, "Why, I'm ashamed of the both of you, stealing from a man who put his trust in you. I threw in a check for the entire $500,000".