You never heard that joke before? Older than the intarweb.

Hope I don't butcher it.

An old man was sitting in a bar one day, and was feeling down. The bartender asked, "What's wrong buddy?" To which he replied, "Well you see I'm going to die soon, and I have no real lasting legacy." The bartender said, "What have you done?" The old man took a sip of his beer and said, "Back in my day, I built a bridge that connected two towns. Nobody said I was a master builder. I also planted trees to make this once barren land now beautiful. I wasn't recognized for that either. During the war I fought for the country, and even treated wounded soldiers. I wasn't hailed as a war hero. But suck one dick and you're labelled a fag for life."