Message-ID: <1762436.1075853942128.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 01:20:00 -0800 (PST) From: charlotte.banks@enron.com To: charon.little@enron.com, jynell.holliday@enron.com, loretta.brooks@enron.com, natalie.nichols@enron.com, bertha.owens@enron.com, dana.davis@enron.com, nicole.prince@enron.com, tori.hayden@enron.com Subject: FW: Black Man Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Charlotte Banks X-To: Charon Little, Jynell Holliday, Loretta Brooks, Natalie Nichols, Bertha Owens, Dana Davis, Nicole Prince, Tori Hayden X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Dana_Davis_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: Davis-D X-FileName: ddavis2.nsf I thought this was cute. I wanted to share. ----- 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