ok - it went something like this, can't find the original,
When you buy a cat that's pregnant (carrying due-bills) and it gives birth (Ex-Date), you can then sell the cat, the kittens are yours. Sell the cat before Birth-date (Ex-Date) and the buyers gets them.
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