MDOLAN wrote:


Before going to Europe on business, a man drove his Rolls-Royce to a downtown 
NY City bank and went in to ask for an immediate loan of $5,000.  The loan 
officer, taken aback, requested collateral.  "Well, then, here are the keys 
to my Rolls-Royce", the man said.  The loan officer promptly had the car 
driven into the bank's underground parking for safe keeping, and gave him 
$5,000.

Two weeks later, the man walked through the bank's doors, and asked to settle 
up his loan and get his car back.  "That will be $5,000 in principal, and 
$15.40 in interest", the loan officer said.  The man wrote out a check and
started to walk away.

"Wait sir", the loan officer said, "While you were gone, I found out you are a
millionaire.  Why in the world would you need to borrow $5,000?"

The man smiled.  "Where else could I park my Rolls-Royce in Manhattan for two
weeks and pay only $15.40?"