OK, I just saw someone asking for help on this riddle somewhere else on t'internet (there ARE other places on the net, people, I have seen them!) and I thought I'd throw it open to the brains here. Ok, here goes:
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There once was a man with 7 stencils. He had recently purchased the stencils from a drug dealer named Albus. When the man asked Albus how much the stencils were, Albus replied, "All the money you have." The man was quite confused, for he happened to be carrying quite a large sum of money at the time. So the man said, "For 1 stencil, I'll give you 1/32 of all my money. But for 2 stencils, I shall give you 1/64 of my money. For 3 stencils, I shall give you 1/128 of my money."
The pattern continues, doubling the denominator for every stencil added. The man gave Albus a simple choice. He said, "Albus, you decide how many I buy." Now it would seem that Albus should just say only one since it would seem like he would be getting the most money for less stencils. However, Albus responded, "By GOD! Take them all!!!" Shortly there after, Albus was seen running down the street yelling, "I'M RICH! I'M RICH!" And indeed he was.
Why would Albus respond like this?
HINT: It has to do with Albus's occupation
Any ideas? I must say now that I DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER, so please don't all be dissapointed if no-one can work it out and you all turn to me and ask what it was to be met with my blank stare