Chuckle 5437
(Today’s Chuckle thanks go to Keith K of Florence OR)
It’s a long read, Enjoy!!
~Hard Work~ ( Plus: Today in history, Word for the day,
Today’s horoscope, Aunty Acid and Sign)
Every morning, the CEO of
a large bank in Manhattan walks to the corner where a shoe shine stand is
always located.
He sits on the couch, examines the Wall Street Journal,
and the shoe shine gives his shoes a shiny, excellent look.
One morning the shoeshine asks the Executive
Director:
- What do you think about the situation in
the stock market?
The Director asks in turn arrogantly:
- Why are you so interested in that - that
topic?
"I have a million dollars in your
bank," the shoeshine says, "and I'm considering investing some of the
money in the capital market."
- What your name? –Asks the
Director.
- John Smith H.
The Director arrives at the bank and asks
the Manager of the Customer Department:
- Do we have a client named John Smith H.?
- Certainly –answers the Customer Service
Manager–, he is a highly esteemed customer. He has a million dollars in
his account.
The Director comes out, approaches the
shoeshine, and says:
- Mr. Smith, I ask you this coming Monday to be the guest of honor at our board meeting and tell us
the story of your life. I am sure we will have something to learn from
you.
At the board meeting, the Executive Director
introduces him to the board members:
- We all know Mr. Smith, who makes our shoes
shine in the corner; But Mr. Smith is also our esteemed customer with a
million dollars in his account. I invited him to tell us the story of his
life. I am sure we can learn from him.
Mr. Smith began his story:
- I came to this country fifty years ago as a
young immigrant from Europe with an unpronounceable name. I got off the
ship without a penny. The first thing I did was change my name to
Smith. I was hungry and exhausted. I started wandering around
looking for a job but to no avail. Suddenly I found a coin on the
sidewalk. I bought an apple. I had two options: eat the apple and
quench my hunger or start a business. I sold the apple for two dollars and
bought two apples with the money. I also sold them and continued in
business. When I started accumulating dollars, I was able to buy a set of
used brushes and shoe polish and started polishing shoes. I didn't spend
a penny on entertainment or clothing, I just bought bread and some cheese to
survive. I saved penny by penny and after a while, I bought a new set of
shoe brushes and ointments in different shades and expanded my clientele.
I lived like a monk and saved penny by penny. After a while I was able to
buy an armchair so that my clients could sit comfortably while cleaning their
shoes, and that brought me more clients. I did not spend a penny on the
joys of life. I kept saving every penny. A few years ago, when the
previous shoe shine on the corner decided to retire, I had already saved enough
money to buy his shoeshine location at this great place.
Finally, three months ago, my sister, who was a whore in Chicago, passed away
and left me a million dollars.
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(Today
in History Click)
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(Sharpen your vocabulary by clicking Word for the Day)
www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
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