Someone posted this on Facebook; made me smile, so I thought I would share it.
Thanks to the Irish Band The Buachaills for the original post
THE CURRENT BANKING CRISIS EXPLAINED BY AN IRISHMAN
Young Paddy 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 son,
but I have some bad news. The donkey’s died.’
Paddy replied, ‘Well then just give me my money back.’
The farmer said, ‘Can’t do that. I’ve already spent it.’
Paddy said, ‘OK, then, just bring me the dead donkey.’
The farmer asked, ‘What are you going to do with him?’
Paddy said, ‘I’m going to raffle him off.’
The farmer said, ‘You can’t raffle 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 £2 each
and made a profit of £898’
The farmer said, ‘Didn’t anyone complain?’
Paddy said, ‘Just the guy who won. So I gave him his £2 back.’
I believe Paddy now works for a well known Scottish Bank.
Mark Jacot 