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----- Forwarded by Charlotte Banks/Enron Communications on 12/07/00 09:18 AM ----- Claudette Daniels@ENRON 12/07/00 08:16 AM To: cc: (bcc: Charlotte Banks/Enron Communications) Subject: FW: Black Man < < < A Black Man < < < < A Black Man walks into a bank in New York City and < < asks for the loan officer. He says he's going to < < Europe on business for two weeks and needs to < < borrow $5,000 < < < < The bank officer says the bank will need some kind < < of security for the loan, so the Black Man hands < < over the keys to a new Rolls Royce. The car is parked < < on the street in front of the bank, he has the title < < and everything checks out. The bank agrees to < < accept the car as collateral for the loan. < < < < The bank's president and its officers all enjoy a < < good laugh at the black man for using a $250,000 Rolls < < as collateral against a $5,000 loan. An employee of < < the bank then proceeds to drive the Rolls into the < < bank's underground garage and parks it there.=20 < < < < Two weeks later, the Black Man returns, repays the < < $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41. < < The loan officer says, "Sir, we are very happy to have < < had your business, and this transaction has worked out < < very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While < < you were away, we checked you out and found that you < < are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is, why would < < you bother to borrow $5,000? < < < < The Black Man replies. "Where else in New York < < City can I park my car for two weeks for only $15.41 < < and expect it to be there when I return?" < < A Smart Black Man. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
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