Mike moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100.00.

The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.

The next day the farmer drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad
news. The donkey died.'

'Well, then, just give me my money back', responded Mike.

'Can't do that', said the farmer. 'I went and spent it already.'

'Ok, then, just bring me the dead donkey.'

'What ya gonna do with him?' the farmer asked.

'I'm going to raffle him off.'

'You can't raffle off a dead donkey!'

'Sure I can', Mike said. 'Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.'

A month later, the farmer met up with Mike and asked, 'What happened with
that dead donkey?'

'I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars apiece and made a
profit of $898.00.'

'Didn't anyone complain?' the farmer asked.

'Just the guy who won', Mike admitted. 'So I gave him his two dollars back.'

Mike now works for the government.




h/t: Texas Fred

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