Dead Donkey

A young man named Gordon bought a donkey from an old farmer for £100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.

When the farmer drove up the next day he said: “Sorry son, but I have some bad news. The donkey is on my truck but he is dead.”

Gordon replied: “Well, give me my money back then.”

The farmer said: “Sorry, I can”t do that as I have spent it already.” Gordon sighed: “OK then, just unload the donkey anyway.”

The farmer asked: “What are you going to do with him?” “Gordon replied: “I am going to raffle him off.” To which the farmer exclaimed: “You can’t raffle off a dead donkey!” “But Gordon, with a big smile on his face, said: “Sure I can, watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he”s dead.”

One month later, the farmer met Gordon and asked: “What happened to that dead donkey?”

Gordon replied: “I raffled him off, sold 500 tickets at £2 each and made a huge profit.”

Totally amazed, the farmer asked: “Didn’t anyone complain about you taking their money because you failed to tell them about the donkey being dead?”

Then 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 back plus £200 extra, which is double the market price of a donkey, so he thought I was a great guy. That still left me nearly £800 ahead.”

Gordon grew up and eventually became Chancellor of the Exchequer and no matter how many times he failed to tell the whole truth or how much money he took from British voters, so long as he gave them back some of their money, most of them thought he was a great guy. He then became Prime Minister!”