A Nice Friend Gave This to Me.

Profiteering?

A city boy moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $50.  The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.   The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, but I have some bad news.  The donkey died."   I replied, "Well then, just give me my money back."   The farmer said, "Can't do that. I spent it already."   I said, "Okay then, just unload the donkey."   The farmer said, "What are you going to do with him?"   I replied "I'll just raffle him off."   He said "You can't raffle off a dead donkey."   To which I said "Sure I can. Watch me."     A month later the farmer met up with me and asked, "What happened with that dead donkey?"  I said "I raffled him off  -- sold 500 tickets at $2 apiece and made a profit of $948."   Farmer: "Did anyone complain?"   I replied "Just the guy who won.  So I gave him back his $2."

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