Russian joke of the week

Lottery trick

– Па́па, заче́м ты купи́л у сосе́да мёртвого осла́? Кому́ он ну́жен?
– А мы разыгра́ем его́ в лотере́ю, как живо́го, и зарабо́таем в 100 раз бо́льше.
– Но ведь вы́игравший уви́дит, что осёл мёртв, и устро́ит сканда́л!
– А мы вернём ему́ его́ де́ньги…

In English

- Dad, why did you buy a dead donkey from a neighbor? Who needs it?
- We will organize a lottery with him as a prize as if he was alive and earn 100 times more.
- But the winner will see that the donkey is dead and make a scandal!
- Then we will return him his money...

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