I got this joke from my friend Dwayne. Well, it sort of reflects the time.
A little boy, Bernie, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old
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.”
Bernie replied, “Well then, just give me my money back.”
The farmer said, “Can’t do that. I went and spent it already.”
Bernie said, “OK then just unload the donkey.” The farmer asked, “What ya
gonna do with him?”
Bernie: “I’m going to raffle him off.”
Farmer: “You can’t raffle off a dead donkey!”
Bernie: “Sure I can. Watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he is dead.”
A month later the farmer met up with Bernie and asked, “What happened with
that dead donkey?”
Bernie: “I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars a piece and
made an off the books profit of $998.00.”
Farmer: “Didn’t anyone complain?”
Bernie: “Just the guy who won.” So I gave him his two dollars back.”
Bernie grew up and eventually became the chairman of WorldCom.
… HA HA HA