Not A Story But A True Incident

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> > An Indian man walks into a bank in
> > New York City and asks for the loan officer.
> > He tells the loan officer that he is going to
> > India on
> > business
> > for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
> >
> > The bank officer tells him that the bank
> > will need some form of security for the loan,
> > so the Indian man hands over the keys
> > and documents of new Ferrari parked
> > on the street in front of the bank.
> > He produces the title and everything checks
> > out.
> > The loan officer agrees to accept
> > the car as collateral for the loan.
> >
> > The bank's president and its officers
> > all enjoy a good laugh at the Indian
> > for using a $250,000 Ferrari
> > as collateral against a $5,000 loan.
> > An employee of the bank then
> > drives the Ferrari into the bank's
> > underground garage and parks it there.
> >
> > Two weeks later, the Indian returns,
> > repays the $5,000 and the interest,
> > which comes to $15.41.
> > The loan officer says,
> > 'Sir, we are very happy to have had your
> > business,
> > and this transaction has worked out very
> > nicely,
> > but we are a little puzzled.
> > While you were away,
> > we checked you out and found that you are a
> > multi millionaire.
> > What puzzles us is, why would you bother to
> > borrow '$5,000' ?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The Indian 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''
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> >
> > Ah, the mind of the Indian...