lawyer in heaven

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𝔸n engineer dies and reports to the Pearly Gates PORTES DU PARADIS . St. Peter checks his file DOSSIER and says, "Aha, you're an engineer—you're assigned ASSIGNÉ AFFECTÉ to hell."

So the engineer reports to the smoking FUMANTES gates of hell and is let in. Before long, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of accommodation L'HÉBERGEMENT and starts designing and making improvements.

Pretty soon TRÈS VITE , they’ve got air conditioning LA CLIMATISATION , flush toilets, lifts ASCENSEURS , and so on, and the engineer is a pretty popular guy.

One day, God calls Satan on the phone. "So, how's it going COMMENT ÇA VA ? down there in hell?" God says.

"Things are going great, man. We've got air-conditioning and flush toilets and lifts. There's no telling what our engineer is going to come up with CRÉER NOUS SORTIR next!" Satan replies.

"You've got an engineer? That's a mistake—he should have never been taken down there. Send him back immediately!" God booms GRONDE .

"No way! I kind of enjoy having an engineer on the staff. Thanks but I'm keeping him!" Satan says.

"Send him back up here or I will sue FERAI UN PROCÈS !" God says.

Satan laughs uproariously DE FAÇON ÉCLATANTE and answers: " Yeah, right OUAIS, C'EST CELA . And just where are you going to get a lawyer from?"

🔍 Vocabulary
In this joke, let’s look at assigned, booms, uproariously.
Assigned means given a particular job or place.
Booms means speaks in a loud, deep voice.
Uproariously means in a very loud and funny way, laughing a lot.
  • She was assigned to the new project.
  • The teacher boomed, "Silence!"
  • They laughed uproariously at the joke.
📘 Grammar
This joke uses past simple for storytelling, and direct speech for dialogue. The punchline comes from the clever twist about lawyers.
  • God called Satan on the phone.
  • He said, "Send him back immediately!"
  • Satan laughed uproariously.
🔄 Synonyms & Alternatives
Assigned: allocated, appointed, designated
Booms: bellows, roars, thunders
Uproariously: loudly, hilariously, riotously
💬 Mini Dialogue
God: Send the engineer back or I’ll sue!
Satan: Ha! Where will you get a lawyer from?



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