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Understanding the Enron Case
An old country farmer with serious financial problems bought a mule for $100 from another old farmer, who agreed to deliver the mulethe next day.
However, when he drove up the next day, he said, "Sorry, but I have some bad news: The mule died."
"Well, then, just give me my money back."
"Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
"OK, then. Just unload the mule."
"What ya gonna do with a dead mule?"
"I'm going to raffle him off."
"You ca't raffle off a dead mule!"
"Sure I can! I just won't tell anybody he's dead."
A month later the two met up and the farmer who sold the mule asked,
"Whatever happened with that dead mule?"
"I raffled him off just like I said I would. I sold 500 tickets at $2
apiece and made a profit of $998."
"Didn't anyone complain?"
"Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back."
When Honesty Fails
A customer moves away from a bank window, counts his change, then goes back to the cashier.
"Hey," he said, "you gave me the wrong change."
"Sir," says the cashier, "you stepped away from the counter. We don't make corrections after
you leave. There's nothing I can do about it now. That's the policy of this bank."
"Well, OK. I just thought you'd like to know you gave me $20 too much," he says, and he walks
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