Homer walks into a sports bar around 9:58pm.
He sits down next to young Johnny at the bar and both stare up at the TV. The 10:00 news is on. The news is covering the story of a man on a ledge of a large building preparing to jump.
Johnny looks at Homer and asks, “Do you think he’ll jump?”
Homer says, “You know, I bet he’ll jump.”
Johnny replies, “Well, I bet he won’t.”
Homer placs $20 on the bar and says, “You’re on!”
Just as Johnny places his money on the bar, the guy does a swan dive off the building, falling to his death.
Johnny is very upset and hands his $20 to Homer, saying, “Fair is fair. Here’s your money.”
Homer replies, “I can’t take your money. I saw this earlier on the 5 o’clock news and knew he would jump.”
Johnny replies, “I did too, but I didn’t think he’d do it again.”
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