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A man from Kingston moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day, the farmer drove up and said, “Sorry, but me have some bad news... the donkey dead.”
“Wha’? Well den, just gi me back mi money.”
“Can’t do that. Mi spend dat already.”
“Okay, then. Just leave the donkey with me.”
“What you a go do wid him?”
“Me a go raffle dat.”
“You can’t raffle off a dead donkey!”
“Yeah man, watch me. Mi just nah tell nobody seh ‘im dead.”
A month later the farmer met up with the Kingston man and asked, “What happen wid dat dead donkey?”
“Dat get raffle off boss. Mi sell 500 ticket fi $2 apiece and mek a profit of $998.”
“Suh nobaddy nuh cuss?”
“Ongle di man whey win. So me gi im back im $2.”