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U N D E R H A N D E D
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A little old lady walked into the head office of Chase
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Manhattan Bank, struggling to carry a large paper bag in her
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hands. She told the young man at the window that she wished
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to take the $3 million she had in the bag and open an account
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with the bank. She said that first, though, she wished to
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meet the president of Chase Manhattan Bank due to the amount
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of money involved. The teller seemed to think that was a
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reasonable request and after opening the paper bag and seeing
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bundles of $1,000 bills which amounted to approximately $3
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million, he telephoned the bank president's secretary to
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obtain an appointment for the little old lady.
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The lady was escorted upstairs and ushered into the
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president's office. Introductions were made and she stated
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that she likes to get to know the people she did business
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with on a more personal level. The bank president then asked
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her where she came into such a large sum of money, "Was it
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an inheritance?" he asked. "No" she answered. "Was it from
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playing the stock market?" he inquired. "No" she replied.
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He was quiet for a minute, trying to think of where this
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little old lady could possibly have come into $3 million.
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"I bet," she stated. "You bet?" repeated the bank president.
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"Yes, I bet people!" She exclaimed.
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Seeing the confusion, she explained that she just bets
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different things with people. All of a sudden, she said,
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"I'll bet you $25,000 that by 10 am tomorrow your balls will
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be square." The bank president, somewhat shocked at her
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statement, figured she must be off her rocker. After some
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deep thought he decided to take her up on the bet. He didn't
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see how he could lose such a preposterous wager.
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For the rest of the day the bank president was very careful.
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He decided to stay home that evening and take no chances there
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was $25,000 at stake.
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When he got up in the morning and took his shower, he checked
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to make sure everything was *a-okay*. There was no
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difference..they looked the same as they always had. Assured
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that alls well, he went to work, with visions of his own
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personal bank account blessed with a $25,000 deposit.
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He got to his office, went to the executive mens room, where
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a quick check proved them to be normal. Smiling, he waited
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for the little old lady to arrive at 10 o'clock, he knew that
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this was to be a good day.
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At 10 am sharp the little old lady was shown into his office.
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With her was a young man. When he inquired as to the young
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man's purpose for being there, she informed him that he was
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her lawyer. "I always take him along when there is this much
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money involved." "Well" she asked, what about our bet?"
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Smiling, the bank president replied. "I don't know how to
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tell you this but I am the same as I've always been, only
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$25,000 richer." The little old lady seemed to accept this,
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but requested that she be able to see for herself.
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The bank president thought this was a reasonable request and
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blushingly removed his trousers. She then instructed him to
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bend over, and promptly grabbed hold of the object of the
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bet. Sure enough, everything was fine and normal. Breathing
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a sigh of relief the bank president pulled up his trousers.
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Looking up he saw her lawyer standing across the room,
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banging his head against the wall. "What's wrong with him?"
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he inquired. "Oh him," she replied, "I bet him $100,000 that
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by 10 o'clock this morning that I would have the president of
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Chase Manhattan Bank "right by the balls."
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