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How I became a millionaire

A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money.

The old guy said, “Well, son, it was 1932. The depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last 5p.

“I invested that 5p in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for 10p.

“The next morning, I invested that 10p in two apples. I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them at 5:00 pm for 20p. I continued this system for a while, by the end of which I’d accumulated a fortune of £14.00.”

“And that’s how you built an empire?” the boy asked.

“Heavens, no!” the man replied. “Then my wife’s father died and left us two million pounds .

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5 Responses to “How I became a millionaire”

  1. Eddy Says:

    Only if I could also make money like that! sigh .sigh!

  2. nikki Says:

    well this joke wasnt really funny you should try fixing it up ….. ;)

  3. your face Says:

    BOO HISS

  4. marque Says:

    half these jokes arent funny

  5. thisSucks Says:

    this joke needs some major help and resuscitate it

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