Fun in the Bank of Ireland

Joriain · 03-03-2003 5:11pm #1

>>>>> > >>>A little old lady went into the Bank of Ireland
>>>>> > >>>one day.carrying a bag of money. She insisted that she
>>>>>must speak with
>>>>> > >>>the
>>>>> > >>>president of the bank to open a savings account because,
>>>>>"It's a lot of
>>>>> > >>>money!"
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>After much hemming and hawing, the bank staff finally
>>>>> > >>>ushered her into the president's office (the customer is
>>>>>always right!)
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>The bank president then asked her how much she would like
>>>>> > >>>to deposit.
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>She replied, "€165,000!" and dumped the cash out of her
>>>>> > >>>bag onto his desk.
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>The president was of course curious as to how she came by
>>>>> > >>>all this cash, so he asked her, "Ma'am, I'm surprised
>>>>>you're
>>>>> > >>>carrying so much cash around. Where did you get this
>>>>>money?"
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>The old lady replied, "I make bets."
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>The president then asked, "Bets? What kind of bets?"
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>The old woman said, "Well, for example, I'll bet you
>>>>> > >>>€25,000 that your balls are square."
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>"Ha!" laughed the president, "That's a stupid bet. You
>>>>> > >>>can never win that kind of bet!"
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>The old lady challenged, "So, would you like to take my
>>>>> > >>>bet?"
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>"Sure," said the president, I'll bet €25,000 that my balls
>>>>> > >>>are not square!"
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>The little old lady then said, "Okay, but since there is a
>>>>> > >>>lot of money involved, may I bring my lawyer with me
>>>>>tomorrow
>>>>> > >>>at 10:00AM as a witness?"
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>"Sure!" Replied the confident president.
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>That night, the president got very nervous about
>>>>> > >>>the bet and spent a long time in front of a mirror
>>>>>checking his balls,
>>>>> > >>>turning from side to side, again and again.
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>He thoroughly checked them out until he was sure
>>>>> > >>>there was absolutely no way his balls were square and
>>>>> > >>>that he would win the bet.
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>The next morning, at precisely 10:00 am, the little old
>>>>> > >>>lady appeared with her lawyer at the president's office.
>>>>>She
>>>>> > >>>introduced the lawyer to the president and repeated the
>>>>>bet:
>>>>> > >>>"€25,000 says the president's balls are square!"
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>The president agreed with the bet again and the
>>>>> > >>>old lady asked him to drop his pants so they could all
>>>>>see.
>>>>> > >>>The president did.
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>The little old lady peered closely at his balls
>>>>> > >>>and then asked if she could feel them.
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>"Well, Okay," said the president, "€25,000 is a lot of
>>>>> > >>>money, so I guess you should be absolutely sure."
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>Just then, he noticed that the lawyer was quietly banging
>>>>> > >>>his head against the wall. The President asked the old
>>>>> > >>>lady, "What the hell's the matter with your lawyer?"
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>She replied, "Nothing, except I bet him €100,000 that
>>>>> > >>>at 10:00 AM today, I'd have The Bank of Ireland's
>>>>>president's balls
>>>>> > >>>in my hand."