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From our village mag.
Economics for 2009
A young man named Gordon bought a donkey from an old farmer called Bill for £100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day but when he drove up, he said Sorry, son, but I have some bad news for you . The donkey is on my truck, but unfortunately hes dead
Gordon replied Well then, just give me my money back. The farmer replied I cant do that, because Ive spent it already. Gordon said, OK then, just unload the donkey anyway.
The farmer asked What are you going to do with him? Gordon answered Im going to raffle him off. The farmer exclaimed But surely you cant raffle a dead donkey? Gordon, with a wicked smile on his face said Of course I can, I just wont bother to tell anyone hes dead!
A month later, the farmer met up with Gordon and asked What happened to that dead donkey? Gordon said I raffled him off like I said; sold 500 tickets at £2 apiece and made a fat profit. Totally amazed, the farmer asked Didnt anyone complain that you had 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. When he came to claim his prize, I gave him his £2 raffle ticket money back plus an extra £200 for the inconvenience which as you know is double the going rate for a donkey, so he thought I was a great guy and Ive got nearly £700 left.
Gordon grew up and eventually became a Chancellor of the Exchequer and then a Prime Minister. 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 the stolen money, most of them still thought he was a great guy.
The moral of this story: If you think any Prime Minister is about to do something for the everyday people of the country, think again my friend: youd be better off flogging a dead donkey!
Economics for 2009
A young man named Gordon bought a donkey from an old farmer called Bill for £100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day but when he drove up, he said Sorry, son, but I have some bad news for you . The donkey is on my truck, but unfortunately hes dead
Gordon replied Well then, just give me my money back. The farmer replied I cant do that, because Ive spent it already. Gordon said, OK then, just unload the donkey anyway.
The farmer asked What are you going to do with him? Gordon answered Im going to raffle him off. The farmer exclaimed But surely you cant raffle a dead donkey? Gordon, with a wicked smile on his face said Of course I can, I just wont bother to tell anyone hes dead!
A month later, the farmer met up with Gordon and asked What happened to that dead donkey? Gordon said I raffled him off like I said; sold 500 tickets at £2 apiece and made a fat profit. Totally amazed, the farmer asked Didnt anyone complain that you had 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. When he came to claim his prize, I gave him his £2 raffle ticket money back plus an extra £200 for the inconvenience which as you know is double the going rate for a donkey, so he thought I was a great guy and Ive got nearly £700 left.
Gordon grew up and eventually became a Chancellor of the Exchequer and then a Prime Minister. 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 the stolen money, most of them still thought he was a great guy.
The moral of this story: If you think any Prime Minister is about to do something for the everyday people of the country, think again my friend: youd be better off flogging a dead donkey!
Although I'm glad someone benefited from my unfortunate surgery, ha ha.