George sucks at pricing

George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.

When he took people hostage, he wasn’t very good at setting a reasonable ransom amount.

“Five dollars!” demanded George. “Not a penny less!”

“That won’t cover our expenses,” whispered the captain. “Try a hundred.”

“One hundred million dollars!” demanded George. “Not a penny more!”

The captain took George aside and gave him a quick lesson in basic math and economics.

“Ah, okay,” said George.

By the time George researched calculated a reasonable ransom, the hostage had escaped.

George apologized, pulled out his wallet. and handed the captain five dollars.