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Chuckle 1092
(Phyllis H of Carpinteria CA gets today's chuckle thanks!)


~Frog and the Bank~ (2nd time around)
(Plus: Today in History and Word for the Day)


A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack.

"Miss Whack, I'd like to get a $30,000 loan to take a holiday."

Patty looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name. The frog says his name is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and that it's okay, he knows the bank manager.

Patty explains that he will need to secure the loan with some collateral.

The frog says, "Sure. I have this," and produces a tiny porcelain elephant, about an inch tall, bright pink and perfectly formed.

Very confused, Patty explains that she'll have to consult with the bank manager and disappears into a back office.

She finds the manager and says, "There's a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you and wants to borrow $30,000, and he wants to use this as collateral."

She holds up the tiny pink elephant. "I mean, what in the world is this?"

(you're gonna love this)

(wait for it) !



The bank manager looks back at her and says...

"It's a knickknack, Patty Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man's a Rolling Stone."


(You're singing it, aren't you? Yeah, I know you are.........) ***

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• Today in history
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Word of the Day for Tuesday July 4, 2006

emblazon \em-BLAY-zuhn\, transitive verb:To deck in glaring colors; to set off conspicuously; to display pompously; to decorate.

Three times we stopped at one of the tiny wooden snack shacks that dot Tobago's roadside, all emblazoned with Coke signs, before we found one that had any in stock: It had one bottle.-- John Henderson, "Spoiled by the Unspoiled in Tobago.", Los Angeles Times, January 2, 2000

Signs in Chinese characters emblazon tailor shops, banks, restaurants and boutiques painted with bright yellows, cobalt blues and deep reds.-- Harriet King, "Near Vancouver, the Chinese Stake Is Growing.", New York Times, September 7, 1996

In an age when "Anonymous" became a gimmicky novelistic pseudonym and deep-pocket donors emblazon their names on buildings, parks or plaques, he insisted on staying unknown because he wanted the spotlight to fall on those who labor unheralded.-- David Gonzalez, "Rewarding a Rock's Role in the Bronx.", New York Times, December 2, 1998
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