A man was standing in a gallery, studying two near-identical pictures by the same artist.
Both showed a glass of wine, a basket of bread rolls, a bowl of salad, and a plate of smoked salmon.
Yet one painting was priced at $150, the other at $125.
So, he asked the gallery owner to explain why one was more expensive than the other.
“It’s simple,” said the gallery owner, indicating the more expensive painting.
“You get two extra slices of smoked salmon in that one.”
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It was very hot, and this guy runs to a nearby store to buy a hand fan.
There were two similar fans in make and model but one was 25 cents and the other was 50 cents. The guy opted for the cheaper one thinking that they work the same way. Before he left the store, the owner tried to impress on the buyer on how each works, but the buyer was not interested – a fan is a fan is a fan, and he knows how to work it.
The 25 cent fan broke. He came back yelling and screaming that the fan was no good.
The owner explained that he should have got the operating instructions:
“With the 50 cent fan, you move your wrist left and right to get the air flowing. With the 25 cent fan which works differently, you hold the fan steady in your wrist and move your head left to right to get the air flowing.”
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An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings on display at that time.
“I have good news and bad news,” the owner replied. “The good news is that a gentleman enquired about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death. When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your paintings.”
“That’s wonderful,” the artist exclaimed. “What’s the bad news?”
“The guy was your doctor…”