Talk is Cheap

"Millionaire"

Before going to Europe on business, a man drove
his Rolls-Royce to a downtown New York City bank
and went in to ask for an immediate loan of $5,000.

The loan officer, taken aback, requested collateral
and so the man said, "Well then, here are the keys
to my Rolls-Royce."

The loan officer promptly had the car driven into the
bank's underground parking for safe keeping, and
gave him $5,000.

Two weeks later, the man walked through the bank's
doors, and asked to settle up his loan and get his car
back. "That will be $5,000 in principal, and $15.40 in
interest," the loan officer said. The man wrote out a
check and started to walk away.

"Wait, sir," the loan officer said, "while you were gone,
I found out you are a millionaire. Why in the world
would you need to borrow $5,000?"

The man smiled. "Where else could I park my
Rolls-Royce in Manhattan for two weeks and
pay only $15.40?"

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"Talk is Cheap"

A New Yorker was forced to take a day off from
work to appear for a minor traffic summons. He
grew increasingly restless as he waited hour
after endless hour for his case to be heard.

When his name was called late in the afternoon,
he stood before the judge, only to hear that court
would be adjourned for the rest of the afternoon
and he would have to return the next day.

"What for?!?!?" he snapped at the judge.

His honor, equally irked by a tedious day and
sharp query, roared out loud: "Twenty dollars
contempt of court! That's why!"

Then, noticing the man checking his wallet, the
judge relented: "That's all right. You don't have
to pay right now."

The young man replied, "I know. But I'm just
seeing if I have enough for two more words."
Received on Fri Oct 14 05:50:36 2005