Saturday, April 6, 2013

Do I hear 2750?

This morning at our local Auction House the bidding was proceeding furiously and strongly when the Chief Auctioneer suddenly announced, 'A gentleman in this room has lost a wallet containing ten thousand dollars. If returned, he will pay a reward of two thousand dollars.

There was a moment's silence in the auction house and from the back of the room came a cry, 'Two thousand five hundred.

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