An old man is selling watermelons…
His pricelist reads: 1 for $3, 3 for $10
A young man stops by and asks to buy one watermelon.
“That’d be 3 dollars”, says the old man.
The young man then buys another one, and another one, paying $3 for each.
As the young man is walking away, he turns around, grins, and says,
“Hey old man, do you realize I just bought three watermelons for only $9?
Maybe business is not your thing.”
The old man smiles and mumbles to himself,
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The Obsessive Counter
It was Christmas morning and an old man was enjoying opening presents with his family but every time he opens a present, he checks to be sure that everything is there…
“Great, 4 steak knives. 1, 2, 3 and 4!”
“A dozen wrenches? Brilliant! 1, 2, 3, 4….10, 11 and 12! “Four wine glasses, neat. 1, 2, 3 and one more makes 4.”
This continues on for some time and his family is growing increasingly annoyed with him. Yet he continues on.
“Fifty fishing lures, oh my. 1, 2, 3, 4…”
“Oh for father’s sake, Adam,” his wife suddenly yelled at him:
“It was ONE rib, let is go!”