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Offline Diane CBPFC

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I need a good joke about money
« on: April 09, 2010, 03:19:01 AM »
I need a story type joke (not a one liner) involving money or even "funny money" which is the theme of the evening for Toastmasters on the 20th. I am taking on the role of Jokemaster for the first time. That is the last role that I have left to try my hand at; I have put it off to last because I'm afraid these Canadians are different in the humor department.
People will come from strange lands to hear me speak my words of wisdom. They will ask me the secret of life and I will tell them. Then maybe I'll finish off with a song. The Nomad

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Re: I need a good joke about money
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2010, 11:53:32 AM »
I once asked a very rich man how he got so wealthy. He said "when I was a small boy in primary school, my family was so poor that my mother could not afford to buy me lunch, but we had an apple tree so she gave me two apples.

I shined those apples and made them so attractive that the other kids wanted to eat them, and I sold them to my classmates, earning myself five cents per apple.

Whilst those apples were in season I sold more to the other kids, missing out on my lunch, until I had enough to buy a fruit barrow. After five years in the fruit market, I bought myself a fruit shop, and worked that fruit shop day and night until, after fifteen years, I had enough to buy a small fruit wholesale business"

I then said "so you got rich working hard selling fruit -that's a great tale of determination" He said "fruit? F*ck fruit! My rich auntie Bessie died the next year and left me millions in her will!".

Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: I need a good joke about money
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2010, 02:02:30 PM »
 ;D That would work  ;D
People will come from strange lands to hear me speak my words of wisdom. They will ask me the secret of life and I will tell them. Then maybe I'll finish off with a song. The Nomad