flummuxt

Joined: 15 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: Be nice to your neighbor... |
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real nice.
He could be richer than you think.
Here is a picture of a Hyundai, or what appears to be a Hyundai.
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/05/cruel-sick-joke-bentley-continental-badged-as-a-hyundai/
A Bentley, for those of you not in the know, is a sort of brother to Rolls-Royce. For a while it was what the rich drove when they did not want to be too ostentatious, as it was a Rolls with a less well known name.
Well, here's someone who took that a step further. Makes sense to me, if you live in NYC and don't want your car stolen.
Reminds me of an old joke.
A blonde walks into a bank in New York City and tells the loan officer that she's going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
The loan officer says the bank will need some kind of security for the loan, so the blonde hands over the keys to a new Rolls-Royce, which is parked in front of the bank. She has the title and everything checks out, so the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan.
As the blonde leaves with the money, the bank's president and officers enjoy a good laugh at someone using a $250,000 Rolls as collateral against a $5,000 loan. An employee moves the Rolls into the bank's underground garage and parks it.
Two weeks later the blonde returns and repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.
As he hands the keys back to the blonde, the loan officer says, "Miss, we are very happy to have had your business, and the transaction has worked out very nicely. But we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked your records and found that you are a multimillionaire. Why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"
The blonde 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?"
Courtesy of Cartalk |
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