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Thursday, December 15, 2005 4:45:29 PM
You may have seen it before, but
it's timely:
A political man named Paul bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100.00. The
farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. When the farmer drove up
the next day, he said, *Sorry son, but I have some bad news...the donkey is
on my truck, but he's dead.*
Paul replied, *Well then, just give me my money back.*
The farmer said, *I Can't do that. I went and spent it
already.* Paul said, *OK then, just unload the donkey anyway*. The farmer
asked, *What are ya gonna do with him?* Paul said, *I'm going to raffle him
off.* To which the farmer exclaimed, *You can't raffle off a dead donkey!*
But Paul, with a big smile on his face, said, *Sure I can. Watch me. I
just won't tell anybody that he's dead.*
A month later the farmer met up with Paul and asked, *What happened with
that dead donkey?* Paul said, *I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at
two dollars a piece and made a profit of $698.00.* Totally amazed, the
farmer asked, *Didn't anyone complain that you had stolen their money
because you lied about the donkey being dead?* And Paul replied, *The only
guy who found out about the donkey being dead was the raffle winner, when
he came to claim his prize. So I gave him his $2 back plus $200 extra,
which is double the going value of a donkey, so he thought I was a great
guy.*
Paul grew up and eventually became the Prime Minister of Canada, and
no matter how many times he lied or how much money he stole from Canadian
voters, as long as he gave them back some of the stolen money, most of them
thought he was a great guy.
Paul’s Scams
http://bendGovernment.blogspot.com
it's timely:
A political man named Paul bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100.00. The
farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. When the farmer drove up
the next day, he said, *Sorry son, but I have some bad news...the donkey is
on my truck, but he's dead.*
Paul replied, *Well then, just give me my money back.*
The farmer said, *I Can't do that. I went and spent it
already.* Paul said, *OK then, just unload the donkey anyway*. The farmer
asked, *What are ya gonna do with him?* Paul said, *I'm going to raffle him
off.* To which the farmer exclaimed, *You can't raffle off a dead donkey!*
But Paul, with a big smile on his face, said, *Sure I can. Watch me. I
just won't tell anybody that he's dead.*
A month later the farmer met up with Paul and asked, *What happened with
that dead donkey?* Paul said, *I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at
two dollars a piece and made a profit of $698.00.* Totally amazed, the
farmer asked, *Didn't anyone complain that you had stolen their money
because you lied about the donkey being dead?* And Paul replied, *The only
guy who found out about the donkey being dead was the raffle winner, when
he came to claim his prize. So I gave him his $2 back plus $200 extra,
which is double the going value of a donkey, so he thought I was a great
guy.*
Paul grew up and eventually became the Prime Minister of Canada, and
no matter how many times he lied or how much money he stole from Canadian
voters, as long as he gave them back some of the stolen money, most of them
thought he was a great guy.
Paul’s Scams
http://bendGovernment.blogspot.com
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Words # Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:31:44 PM