> >> An elderly lady walked into a branch of the Chase Manhattan Bank
> >> building holding a large paper bag in her hand.  She told the young man
> >> at the window that she wished to take the $3 million she had in the bag
> >>and open an account with the bank.  She said that first, thought, she
> >>would like to meet the President of Chase Manhattan Bank.  Due to the
> >>amount of money involved, the teller seemed to think that that was a
> >>reasonable request and after opening the paper bag and seeing bundles of
> >>$1,000 bills which amounted to right around $3 million, telephoned the
> >>President"s secretary to obtain an appointment for the woman.
> >>
> >>The woman was escorted upstairs and ushered into the president's office.
> >> Introductions were made and she stated that she liked to get to know
> >>the people she did business with on a more personal level. The bank
> >>president then asked her how she came into such a large sum of money.
> >>
> >>"Was it an inheritance?" he asked.
> >>
> >> "No," she answered.
> >>
> >>"Was it from playing the stock market?" he inquired.
> >>
> >> "No," she replied.
> >>
> >> He was quiet for a second, trying to think of where this elderly woman
> >>could possibly have come up with $3 million dollars.
> >>
> >> "I bet," she stated.
> >>
> >> "As in horses?" he asked.
> >>
> >> "No," she replied.  "I bet people."  Seeing his confusion, she
> >> explained that she just bet on different things with people.  All of a
> >>sudden she said, "I'll bet you $25,000 that by 10:00 o'clock tomorrow
> >>morning your balls will be square."
> >>
> >>The bank president figured she must be off her rocker and decided to
> >>take her on her bet.  He didn't know how he could lose.  For the rest of
> >>the day he was very careful.  He decided to stay home that evening and
> >>take no chances as there was $25,000 at stake.
> >>
> >>When he got up in the morning and took his shower, he checked to make
> >>sure everything was okay.  There was no difference in his scrotal
> >>appearance.  He looked the same as he always had.  He went to work and
> >>waited for the woman to come in at 10:00 o'clock, humming as he
> >> went.  He knew this would be his lucky day -- how often did he get
> >> handed $25,000 for doing nothing?
> >>
> >>At 10:00 o'clock sharp the woman was shown into his office.  With her
> >> was a man.  When the bank president asked what the other man was
> >> doing in the office, she informed the president that he was here lawyer
> >>and she always took him along when there was that much money involved.
> >>"Well," she asked, "what about our bet?"
> >>
> >>"I don't know how to tell you  this," he replied, "but I'm the same as
> >>I've always been, only $25,000 richer!"
> >>
> >>The lady seemed to accept this, but requested that she be able to see
> >> herself.  The bank president thought this was a reasonable request
> >> considering the amount of money involved and dropped his trousers.
> >> She instructed him to bend over and then she grabbed hold of him. Sure
> >>enough, everything was fine.  His balls were not square. The bank
> >>president then looked up and saw her lawyer, standing across
> >> the room banging his head against the wall.  "What's wrong with him?"
> >>he inquired.
> >>
> >> "Oh, him," she answered.  I bet him $100,000 that by 10:00 o'clock
> >>  this morning I'd have the president of Chase Manhattan Bank by the
> >>  balls."