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An economics professor is walking down the street with a student. The student sees a $100 bill on the ground and tells the professor. The professor says, "Nonse
by javert 12y ago
An economics professor is walking down the street with a student. The student sees a $100 bill on the ground and tells the professor. The professor says, "Nonsense! If there were a bill on the ground, someone would have picked it up already!"
I actually think that in this case you are probably right, though. But I wouldn't bet my life on it.
- enoch_r 12y agoI love this joke, because on the surface it's making fun of economists whose theories blind them to an obvious reality. But how often does anyone actually find a $100 bill on the ground?
- jonaldomo 12y agoMy wife found one once on a very windy day in Denver.
- swah 12y agoMaybe Bill Gates dropped it (http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/97/Jul/gateswealth.html http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/97/Jul/gateswealth.html)
- infinite8s 12y agoI found a 20 on the ground by a gas station pump. Its not improbable that someone taking their keys or wallet out would accidentally drop any loose bills they had.
- joshu 12y agoOf course not every idea ever has been tried. But there's a lot of incentive. Statistically it would be ok to bet your life on it, though. Did you hear the one about the economist who drowned crossing a river that was three feet deep on average?
- javert 12y agoHaven't heard that one until now that you mention it, nice.