Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The Bar Wager

After a lengthy business meeting, Don walked into a sports bar around 9:58 p.m. He sat down next to a blonde at the bar and stared up at the TV. The 10:00 p.m. news was coming on. The news crew was covering a story of a man on a ledge of a large building preparing to jump.
   
The blonde looked at Don and asked anxiously, "Do you think he'll jump?"
 
Don answered, "Yes, I bet he'll jump."
   
The blonde replied, "Well, I bet he won't."
 
Don placed a $20.00 bill on the bar and declared, "You're on!"
   
Just as the blonde placed her money on the bar, the man on the ledge did a swan dive off the building, falling to his death.
   
The blonde was very shocked and upset, but willingly handed her $20.00 bill to Don, solemnly saying, "Fair's fair. Here's your money."
   
Don replied, "I can't take your money.  I saw this earlier on the news at 5:00 p.m. and so I knew he would jump."
   
The blonde replied, "Well, I did, too, but I didn't think he'd do it again!" 
 
Don took the money.

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