A Patel walks into a bank in New York City
and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business
for two weeks andneeds to borrow $5,000.
The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such
a loan, so the man hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce parked on the
street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees
to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls
into the bank's underground garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the man returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest, which
comes to $15.41. The loan officer says, "We are very happy to have had your
business, and this transaction has worked ut 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 Patel replied, "Where else in New York can I park my car for two weeks
for 15 bucks?"