Not to be outdone.....
billy bob and the trooper.
- Thread starter buckhorn76
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This fella decides it’s time to sell his mule.
In a farming community, mules are highly prized as a hard working animal
able to help with many chores around the farm.
A friend of his was visiting as he came up with a scheme to maximize the money
he can get for his mule. This enterprising farmer decides to raffle off his mule
and hold a drawing at the end of the month.
He sells 100 tickets for $20 each and realizes much more than the mule is worth.
Bad luck seems to follow him as the mule dies just days before the end of the month.
His friend comes back to visit him several weeks after the end of the raffle and asks how it went.
The farmer says, “Well, I sold $2,000 worth of tickets for a mule that should sell for about $500.
But the mule died just before the raffle took place.”
His friend exclaims, “That’s terrible. All that money lost.”
“Oh, I didn’t give all the money back. When the winner came to pick up the mule and found out it
was dead he was upset to say the least so I just gave him his money back.”