The Frog and the Bank
This frog was really down on his luck. All he had left in the
world was
this little ceramic figurine his mother had willed him when she
croaked. So
he decided he'd go to the bank and get some money so he could
improve his
lot in life.
He wrapped up the figurine and hopped on down to the local
bank. When he
got to the bank, the bank receptionist directed him to a loan
officer by the
name of Mr. Paddywack.
Mr. Paddywack took one look at the frog and knew his day was
ruined. "Ok,
he said, what can I do for you?"
"Well, I'd like a small loan," the frog said,
"So I can get back on my
feet." "We don't usually loan money to frogs,"
Paddywack said. "Do you have
anything in the way of collateral?"
The frog held up the figurine and said, "Well, I have
this."
Paddywack rolled his eyes and said, "I'm going to have to
ask my manager."
He went to find the manager, and told him, "You're not going
to believe
this. There's this frog out here, who wants money. He has
this," he holds
up the figurine, "for collateral. Have you ever heard of
something so dumb?"
The manager scowled at him and said, "For God's sake,
it's a knicknack,
Paddywack, give the frog a loan!"
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