A little old lady went into the Bank of Canada oneday, carrying a bag of money. She insisted that she
must speak with the president of the bank to open a
savings1 account because, It's a lot of money! After
much hemming2 and hawing, the bank staff finally
ushered3 her into the president's office .The bank president then asked her
how much she would like to deposit.
She replied, $165,000! and dumped thecash out of her
bag onto his desk.
The president was of course curious as to how she
came by all this cash, so he asked her, Ma'am, I'm
surprised you're carrying so much cash around. Where
did you get this money? The old lady replied, I
make bets.
The president then asked,Bets? What kind ofbets?
The old woman said, Well, for example, I'll bet you
$25,000 that your balls are square.
Ha! laughed the president, That's a stupid bet.
You can never win that kind of bet!
The old lady challenged, So, would you like to take
my bet?
Sure, said the president, I'll bet $25,000 that
my balls are not square!
The little old lady then said, Okay, but since there
is a lot of money involved, may I bring my lawyer
with me tomorrow at 10:00 am as a witness?
Sure! replied the confident president.
That night, the president got very nervous about the
bet and spent a long time in front of a mirror
checking his balls, turning from side to side, again
and again. He thoroughly4 checked them out until he
was sure that there was absolutely no way his balls
were square, and that he would win the bet.
The next morning, at precisely5 10:00 am, the little
old lady appeared with her lawyer at the president's
office.
She introduced the lawyer to the president and
repeated the bet: $25,000 says the president's balls
are square!
The president agreed with the bet again and the old
lady asked him to drop his pants so they could all
see.
The president complied.
The little old lady peered closely at his balls, and
then asked if she could feel them.
Well, Okay, said the president, $25,000 is a lot
of money, so I guess you should be absolutely sure.
Just then, he noticed that the lawyer was quietly
banging his head against the wall.
The president asked the old lady, What the hell's
the matter with your lawyer?
She replied, Nothing, except I bet him $100,000 that
at 10:00 am today, I'd have The Bank of Canada's