I've read this joke before, although that time, the Ferrari's owner was Chinese. Maybe it was a Chinese person who sent that joke.
Cheers On Tuesday 05 April 2005 8:31 am, Mhac Janapin wrote: > The Wit and Class of a Filipino > > A Filipino walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan > officer. > > He tells the loan officer that he is going to the Philippines 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 Filipino hands over the keys of a new Ferrari. > > The car is parked on the street in front of the bank. The Filipino 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 Pinoy > 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 Pinoy 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 > multimillionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow > $5,000?" > > The Pinoy 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?" > > --kaya ba nila un?! -- Paolo Dizon System Administrator Exist Software Labs Penthouse 1, Prestige Tower Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center Pasig City 1605 Philippines +632.6874091 loc 112/113 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1024D/316803DE 86A9 FBD0 DB42 45A7 2148 2CE7 9DF2 0744 3168 03DE http://keyserver.noreply.org/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x9DF20744316803DE -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.q-linux.com (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie