Guest Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 This tickled me, from Philip in Australia. The Banking Crisis simply explained... Young Paddy bought a donkey from a farmer for £100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day... The next day he drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news. The donkey's died.' Paddy replied, 'Well then just give me my money back.' The farmer said, 'Can't do that. I've already spent it.' Paddy said, 'OK, then, just bring me the dead donkey.' The farmer asked, 'What are you going to do with him?' Paddy said, 'I'm going to raffle him off.' The farmer said, 'You can't raffle a dead donkey!' Paddy said, 'Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.' A month later, the farmer met up with Paddy and asked, 'What happened with that dead donkey?' Paddy said, 'I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two pounds a piece and made a profit of £898' The farmer said, 'Didn't anyone complain?' Paddy said, 'Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two pounds back.' Paddy now works for the Royal Bank of Scotland SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coggie49 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 They do say that truth is stranger than fiction, and this seams to fit nicely. I say bring back the stocks in the market place, let's name and shame a few, and throw rotten veg at them!!! Sorry rant over, I feel better now. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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