Post by Glance A'Lot on Nov 2, 2008 10:55:32 GMT
I'm interested in collecting anecdotes, quotes, definitions etc. that try to explain the financial crisis...
Bill bought a horse from Joe for $ 100. The horse was to be delivered the next day.
The next day Joe informed Bill that the horse had died during the night.
Unfortunately Joe couldn't return the money as he had already used it as down payment for a new tractor.
"Then...", said Bill, "...at least give me the dead horse".
"What will you do with a dead horse?" asked Joe.
"Well", answers Bill, "I'll not mention that it's dead".
A month later Bill and Joe meet again. "Say", Joe asks, "How did you do with the dead horse?"
"Oh, very well!" Bill obviously is happy.
"What did you do?"
"I set is as a prize in a lottery - sold 1,000 lots at ยง2 each".
"WOW!" says Joe, "that's $ 2,000 - and noone complained?"
"Oh sure", Bill anwers, "The winner did".
"And? What did you do?"
"I gave him his two dollars back..."
Bill bought a horse from Joe for $ 100. The horse was to be delivered the next day.
The next day Joe informed Bill that the horse had died during the night.
Unfortunately Joe couldn't return the money as he had already used it as down payment for a new tractor.
"Then...", said Bill, "...at least give me the dead horse".
"What will you do with a dead horse?" asked Joe.
"Well", answers Bill, "I'll not mention that it's dead".
A month later Bill and Joe meet again. "Say", Joe asks, "How did you do with the dead horse?"
"Oh, very well!" Bill obviously is happy.
"What did you do?"
"I set is as a prize in a lottery - sold 1,000 lots at ยง2 each".
"WOW!" says Joe, "that's $ 2,000 - and noone complained?"
"Oh sure", Bill anwers, "The winner did".
"And? What did you do?"
"I gave him his two dollars back..."
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