Dead Donkey
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:50 amA young man named Gordon bought a donkey from an old farmer for £100. The farmer drove up the next day to deliver the donkey. When he arrived he said to Gordon "sorry son I have some bad news for you, I've got the donkey on my truck but the donkeys dead".
Gordon replied "Well then, just give me my money back" The farmer said, "I can't do that, I went and spent it already" Gordon said. "OK then, just unload the donkey anyway"
The farmer asked Gordon what he was going to do with a dead donkey, Gordon replied "I am going to raffle him off". The farmer was amazed and said "You can't raffle a dead donkey" Gordon said with a big smile on his face "Oh yes I can, you just watch me"
A month later the farmer met up with young Gordon and asked "What happened with that dead donkey?". Gordon replied "I raffled him off as I said I would. I sold 500 tickets at £2 a piece and made a huge profit".
The amazed farmer said "Didn't anyone complain that you had stolen their money because you had lied about the donkey being dead?"
Gordon, looked at him with a lopsided smile and said "The only complaint was from the guy that won the raffle, so I gave him his £2 back plus an extra £200 which is double the going rate for a donkey, so he thought I was a really great guy"
Young Gordon eventually grew up and became the Chancellor of the Exchequer and no matter how many times he lied or how much money he stole from the British voters, as long as he gave them back some of their own stolen money, most thought he was a great guy.
Gordon replied "Well then, just give me my money back" The farmer said, "I can't do that, I went and spent it already" Gordon said. "OK then, just unload the donkey anyway"
The farmer asked Gordon what he was going to do with a dead donkey, Gordon replied "I am going to raffle him off". The farmer was amazed and said "You can't raffle a dead donkey" Gordon said with a big smile on his face "Oh yes I can, you just watch me"
A month later the farmer met up with young Gordon and asked "What happened with that dead donkey?". Gordon replied "I raffled him off as I said I would. I sold 500 tickets at £2 a piece and made a huge profit".
The amazed farmer said "Didn't anyone complain that you had stolen their money because you had lied about the donkey being dead?"
Gordon, looked at him with a lopsided smile and said "The only complaint was from the guy that won the raffle, so I gave him his £2 back plus an extra £200 which is double the going rate for a donkey, so he thought I was a really great guy"
Young Gordon eventually grew up and became the Chancellor of the Exchequer and no matter how many times he lied or how much money he stole from the British voters, as long as he gave them back some of their own stolen money, most thought he was a great guy.