this story about a couple of savvy Norwegians.
Swen and Ole saw an ad in the Dickinson Press and bought a mule for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day.
The next morning the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, fellows, I have some bad news, the mule died last night."
Swen and Ole replied, "Well, den yust give us our money back."
The farmer said, "Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
They said, "OK den, yust bring us da dead mule."
The farmer asked, "What in the world are you gonna do with a dead mule?"
Swen said, "Ve gonna raffle him off."
The farmer said, "You can't raffle off a dead mule!"
Ole said, "We shore can! Heck, ve don't hafta tell nobody he's dead!"
A couple of weeks later, the farmer ran into Swen and Ole at the grocery store and asked, "What'd you fellers ever do with that dead mule?"
They said, "Ve raffled him off like ve said ve wuz gonna do."
Ole said, "Shucks, we sold 500 tickets fer two dollars apiece and made a profit of $998."
The farmer said, "Good land, did anyone get mad about that?
Swen said, “Nah, da guy that von got upset. So ve yust gave him his two dollars back."
Swen and Ole now work for the government.
They're overseeing the Bailout Program.
Swen and Ole saw an ad in the Dickinson Press and bought a mule for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day.
The next morning the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, fellows, I have some bad news, the mule died last night."
Swen and Ole replied, "Well, den yust give us our money back."
The farmer said, "Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
They said, "OK den, yust bring us da dead mule."
The farmer asked, "What in the world are you gonna do with a dead mule?"
Swen said, "Ve gonna raffle him off."
The farmer said, "You can't raffle off a dead mule!"
Ole said, "We shore can! Heck, ve don't hafta tell nobody he's dead!"
A couple of weeks later, the farmer ran into Swen and Ole at the grocery store and asked, "What'd you fellers ever do with that dead mule?"
They said, "Ve raffled him off like ve said ve wuz gonna do."
Ole said, "Shucks, we sold 500 tickets fer two dollars apiece and made a profit of $998."
The farmer said, "Good land, did anyone get mad about that?
Swen said, “Nah, da guy that von got upset. So ve yust gave him his two dollars back."
Swen and Ole now work for the government.
They're overseeing the Bailout Program.