Melvin & Bud saw an ad in the Starkville Daily News in Starkville, Mississippi, 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."
Melvin & Bud replied, "Well, then just give us our money back."
The farmer said, "Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
They said, "OK then, just bring us the dead mule."
The farmer asked, "What in the world ya'll gonna do with a dead mule?"
Melvin said, "We gonna raffle him off."
The farmer said, "You can't raffle off a dead mule!"
Bud said, "We sho' can! Heck, we don't hafta tell nobody he's dead!"
A couple of weeks later, the farmer ran into Melvin & Bud at the Piggly-Wiggly grocery store and asked, "What'd you fellers ever do with that dead mule?"
They said, "We raffled him off like we said we wuz gonna do."
Bud said, "Shucks, we sold 500 tickets fer two dollars apiece and made a profit of $998."
The farmer said, "My Lord, didn't anyone complain?"
Melvin said, "Well, the feller who won got upset. So we gave him back his two dollars."
Melvin and Bud now work for the government. They're overseeing the Bailout Program.
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The next morning, the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, fellows, I have some bad news, the mule died last night."
Melvin & Bud replied, "Well, then just give us our money back."
The farmer said, "Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
They said, "OK then, just bring us the dead mule."
The farmer asked, "What in the world ya'll gonna do with a dead mule?"
Melvin said, "We gonna raffle him off."
The farmer said, "You can't raffle off a dead mule!"
Bud said, "We sho' can! Heck, we don't hafta tell nobody he's dead!"
A couple of weeks later, the farmer ran into Melvin & Bud at the Piggly-Wiggly grocery store and asked, "What'd you fellers ever do with that dead mule?"
They said, "We raffled him off like we said we wuz gonna do."
Bud said, "Shucks, we sold 500 tickets fer two dollars apiece and made a profit of $998."
The farmer said, "My Lord, didn't anyone complain?"
Melvin said, "Well, the feller who won got upset. So we gave him back his two dollars."
Melvin and Bud now work for the government. They're overseeing the Bailout Program.
Author Unknown
