dead donkey joke

Young Paddy bought a donkey from a farmer for £100.

The farmer was due to deliver the donkey to Paddy the following day.

The next day the farmer meets Paddy and tells him he's very sorry but the donkey has died

"Well let me have my money back" says Paddy

"I can't do that said the farmer, I've spent it already"

"oh dear" says Paddy "Well bring me the dead donkey then"

"Are you sure - what will you do with it?"

"I'll raffle it"

"You can't raffle a dead donkey"

"Sure I can - watch me"

A month later the farmer meets Paddy and asks him what happened with the donkey.

"I sold 500 tickets at £2 each and made a profit of £898"

"Weren't the people annoyed" asked the farmer.

"Only the guy with the winning ticket, so I gave him his £2 back"