[BITList] Irish Raffle

[John Feltham]

Good old ones keep coming back - only the namers are changed.





Young Paddy moved to Kent and 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 Paddy, but I have some bad news, the donkey  
died."

Paddy replied, "Well, then just give me my money back." The farmer  
said, "Can't do that. I went and spent it already." Paddy said, "Ok,  
then, just bring me the dead donkey."

The farmer asked, "What are you going do with him?" P addy said, "I'm  
going to raffle him off."

The farmer said, "You can't raffle off 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 quid a piece  
and made a profit of £998."

The farmer said, "Didn't anyone complain?" Paddy said, "Just the guy  
who won. So I gave him his two quid back."



Paddy now works as a personal advisor to Gordon Brown in the Treasury

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ooroo

Bad typists of the word, untie.




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