The Dogmother Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 My dad just sent me this joke - it's brilliant Subject: Gordon's Donkey A young man named Gordon bought a donkey from an old farmer for £100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day, but when the farmer drove up he said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news... the donkey is on my truck, but unfortunately he's dead." Gordon replied, "Well then, just give me my money back." The farmer said, "I can't do that, because I've spent it already." Gordon said, "OK then, well just unload the donkey anyway." The farmer asked, "What are you going to do with him?" Gordon answered, "I'm going to raffle him off." To which the farmer exclaimed, "Surely you can't raffle off a dead donkey!" But Gordon, with a wicked smile on his face said, "Of course I can, you watch me. I just won't bother to tell anybody that he's dead." A month later the farmer met up with Gordon and asked, "What happened with that dead donkey?" Gordon said, "I raffled him off, sold 500 tickets at two pounds a piece, and made a huge, fat profit!!" Totally amazed, the farmer asked, "Didn't anyone complain that you had stolen their money because you lied about the donkey being dead?" To which Gordon replied, "The only guy who found out about the donkey being dead was the raffle winner when he came to claim his prize. So I gave him his £2 raffle ticket money back plus an extra £200, which as you know is double the going rate for a donkey, so he thought I was a great guy!!" Gordon grew up and eventually became the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and no matter how many times he lied, or how much money he stole from the British voters, as long as he gave them back some of the stolen money, most of them, unfortunately, still thought he was a great guy. The moral of this story is that, if you think Gordon is about to play fair and do something for the everyday people of the country for once in his miserable, lying life, think again my friend, because you'll be better off flogging a dead donkey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I have to send that to my dad that is brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 How true......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Martin B Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 That's one for Darren Clare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 If only it wasn't so true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Very clever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Funny but true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 smart story but personalising it to Gordon Brown (I assume) is a bit harsh - especially describing his life as "miserable and lying..." as cynical as I am about politics (and having been a local party activist) there are some people who go into politics with "Ooops, word censored!"le intent - and I have met many of them... I happen to think that Gordon Brown is one (I have met him - before he was chancellor) - though he has his failings as we all do... as I said - funny story - but unfortunate (and unfair) personalisation.. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Did you buy the winning ticket Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Did you buy the winning ticket Phil no! don't want to make too much of it - I know it was only a story - but I do find the "politicians are all in it for themselves" a bit tiresome (does it show? ) along with the "all social workers are rubbish" kind of stuff. I can't claim to know G Brown well - but I have met him - and organisations I work for - not least the Drop the Debt Campaign - Jubilee 2000 - have a huge amount to thank him for. G Brown was into the campaigns to deal with international debt seriously WAY before pop stars jumped on the issue - and his record on making a serious difference through the IMF and the World Bank in world poverty (though there is still a very, very long way to go) is head and shoulders above any other chancellor I can ever remember... (and I can remember a few) that's all.. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 What's the betting this originated from Conservative HQ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Sorry Phil I think he was a rotten chancellor and will be an even more rotten PM but don't want to get into a political argument over it I still think the story was funny Agree to disagree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 But I think Phil had a good general point, a forum joke doesn't need to be vindictive about anyone, even a politician. Otherwise we soon get into broad, sweeping generalisations about groups of people, & you know what I think about those! But, too late to remove the last 2 paragraphs, and as you wisely say, Louise, let's all agree to disagree about politics & have those discussions off the forum. I think the joke stands better without the last 2 paragraphs. It's a great scam story, I tried to tell it to my son last night but he told me to come back when I could remember it ...I'll read it out from here later, he'll love it. I think the story was clever & funny too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
