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Young Gordon bought a horse from a farmer for £100. The farmer agreed to deliver the horse the next day.
The next day he drove up and said: "Sorry son, but I have some bad news. The horse has died."
Gordon replied: "Well, then just give me my money back."
"I can't do that," the farmer said. "I've already spent it."
"OK," said young Gordon. "Just bring me the dead horse."
The farmer said: "What on earth are you going to do with him?"
"Raffle him off," replied young Gordon.
"Raffle him off? You can't raffle off a dead horse!"
"Oh yes I can. Just watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead."
A month later, the farmer met Gordon and asked: "What happened with that dead horse?"
Gordon said: "I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at £2 apiece and made £998."
"Didn't anyone complain," the astonished farmer asked.
"Only the guy who won," young Gordon replied, "so I gave him his £2 back."
Gordon grew up and became prime minister. This is how he figured out how to "bail us out".
The next day he drove up and said: "Sorry son, but I have some bad news. The horse has died."
Gordon replied: "Well, then just give me my money back."
"I can't do that," the farmer said. "I've already spent it."
"OK," said young Gordon. "Just bring me the dead horse."
The farmer said: "What on earth are you going to do with him?"
"Raffle him off," replied young Gordon.
"Raffle him off? You can't raffle off a dead horse!"
"Oh yes I can. Just watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead."
A month later, the farmer met Gordon and asked: "What happened with that dead horse?"
Gordon said: "I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at £2 apiece and made £998."
"Didn't anyone complain," the astonished farmer asked.
"Only the guy who won," young Gordon replied, "so I gave him his £2 back."
Gordon grew up and became prime minister. This is how he figured out how to "bail us out".