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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