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Jonsey buy a donkey from Ramsingh, a old farmer pardner, for $300.
Ramsingh agree to deliver the donkey the next day. Next day, Ramsingh drive up and said, "Sorry Jonsey, but I have some bad news.
The donkey dead." "Well gie me back meh money," said Jonsey. "Worse news boy, I went and spen it already." "OK, then. Just unload the donkey." "Wha yuh go wid him?" asked Ramsingh. "You doh worry, I go raffle him." "You cyar raffle a dead donkey. Yuh mad or what!"
"Who say so....you makin joke. Watch me. I ent tellin nobody he dead," said Jonsey. A month later Ramsingh bounce up Jonsey in the market. "Jonsey, wha happen with yuh dead donkey boy?" Jonsey replied, "Ah raffle him off nuh. Ah sell 500 hundred tickets at 5 dollars and ah rake in $2,500.00" "Nobody eh make noise?" "Only de fella who win. So ah gie him back he five dollars!"
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