Saturday, May 14, 2005

What's the Catch?

New Russian

The Devil approaches a New Russian, offering to buy his soul.
-- "How much are you willing to pay?" the New Russian asks.
-- "Any price you ask," replies the Devil.
-- The New Russian thinks for a moment, then says: "What about fifteen shipping containers of mahogany?"
-- "No problem," says the Devil.
-- "Twenty containers?"
-- "No problem."
-- "Twenty five?!"
-- "You got it," the Devil replies.

The New Russian falls into a deeply pensive mood for a number of minutes.
-- "Is there something wrong?" asks the Devil.
-- "I can't figure out what the catch is!" confides the New Russian.

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