Mulla Nasrudin was introduced as the man who had just made $800,000 in an oil deal in Oklahoma.
In response, the Mulla said, “it was not an oil deal, it was a real estate deal. It was not Oklahoma, but Virginia. I am sorry, but the man had his figures mixed up. It was not $800,000, but $800. And besides that, it was not a profit, but a loss. And, in the end, if you don’t mind, let me tell you, that I am not the man concerned, sir.”