Post by TAFF on May 13, 2008 10:40:20 GMT 1
A young man named Gordon bought a donkey from an old farmer for £100.
When the farmer drove up the next day to deliver the animal he said,
"Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey is on my truck,
but unfortunately he died on the way over."
"Well”, said young Gordon, “Just give me my money back."
"I can't do that”, said the farmer,
“I've spent it already." "OK no problem” said Gordon,
“Unload the donkey anyway." "What are you going to do with him?" the farmer asked.
Gordon answered, "I'm going to raffle him off."
The farmer exclaimed, "Surely you can't raffle off a dead donkey!" Gordon, with a wicked smile on his face said, "Of course I can, you watch me.
I just won't bother to tell anybody that he's dead."
A month later the farmer met up with Gordon and asked,
"What happened with that dead donkey?" Gordon said, "I raffled him off, sold 500 tickets at two pounds a time,
and made a huge profit!"
Totally amazed, the farmer asked, "Didn't anyone complain that you’d stolen their money because you lied about the donkey being dead?"
To which Gordon replied, "The only guy who found out about the donkey being dead was the raffle winner.
I gave him his £2 ticket money back plus an extra £200,
which as you know is double the going rate for a donkey, he thought I was a great guy!"
When the farmer drove up the next day to deliver the animal he said,
"Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey is on my truck,
but unfortunately he died on the way over."
"Well”, said young Gordon, “Just give me my money back."
"I can't do that”, said the farmer,
“I've spent it already." "OK no problem” said Gordon,
“Unload the donkey anyway." "What are you going to do with him?" the farmer asked.
Gordon answered, "I'm going to raffle him off."
The farmer exclaimed, "Surely you can't raffle off a dead donkey!" Gordon, with a wicked smile on his face said, "Of course I can, you watch me.
I just won't bother to tell anybody that he's dead."
A month later the farmer met up with Gordon and asked,
"What happened with that dead donkey?" Gordon said, "I raffled him off, sold 500 tickets at two pounds a time,
and made a huge profit!"
Totally amazed, the farmer asked, "Didn't anyone complain that you’d stolen their money because you lied about the donkey being dead?"
To which Gordon replied, "The only guy who found out about the donkey being dead was the raffle winner.
I gave him his £2 ticket money back plus an extra £200,
which as you know is double the going rate for a donkey, he thought I was a great guy!"
