I'm in the mood to rant, (Read Regulatory Risk Monitor and the "tip" about how small business loans are dependent on revenue size not loan size...GRRRR) but...instead I decided to declare it Friday before I went home

And just to be different, how about Frog Friday? For the first submission on Frog Friday (or I guess it could be Toad Thursday) this is my frog joke of the day:

Once upon a time, a beautiful, independent, self assured princess happened upon a frog in a pond.
The frog said to the princess, "I was once a handsome prince until an evil witch put a spell on me. One kiss from you and I will turn back into a prince and then we can marry, move into the castle with my mom and you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children and forever feel happy doing so."

That night, while the princess dined on frog legs, she kept laughing and saying, "I don't think so."

Keep croaking BOLers (oh wait, maybe not that...) Any way...from my pad to yours...have a great Frog Friday!

I'm ready for a little levity myself. What a week!

No frog jokes, but a story about a toad of a customer, told to me today by a banker attending my New Accounts seminar . . .

Young guy (in his 20s) comes in and ask what he would need to be able to open a new account. The CSR explains that they require two forms of ID, at least one of which may be a picture ID, such as a driver's license.

"Hmmmm," he says, "I don't have a driver's license, but I could give you some paperwork I got when I left prison, and some court documents on a paternity suit I'm involved in. Would those work???"

Not even in the most flexible CIP!

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Hmmmm," he says, "I don't have a driver's license, but I could give you some paperwork I got when I left prison, and some court documents on a paternity suit I'm involved in. Would those work???"

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And thus you have the challenge of creating a CRA program to service LMI persons.


Dawnie - as an alternate ending to your joke:

Once upon a time, a beautiful, independent, self assured princess happened upon a frog in a pond.

The frog said to the princess, "I was once a handsome prince until an evil witch put a spell on me. One kiss from you and I will turn back into a prince and then we can marry, move into the castle with my mom and you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children and forever feel happy doing so."

The princess scooped up the frog and put him in a cage and proceeded to town while humming a merry tune. "Hey!" said the frog, "What about the kiss?"

"Are you kidding?" replied the princess. In this kingdom, princes are a dime-a-dozen. But a talking frog? Now THAT'S worth something!

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And thus you have the challenge of creating a CRA program to service LMI persons.

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I should clarify this comment. I don't mean to say that all Low- to Moderate-Income persons are straight out of jail with child support issues. The problem is that most persons in that situation are also LMI. So, when you turn him/her down for bank services, you get accused of not providing services for LMI!

And here I thought we were going to bash the French.

Well here goes anyway,

Three guys, an American, a Frenchman and a Brit are out walking together one day. They came across a lantern and a Genie popped out of it."I will give each of you one wish. That's three wishes total," said the Genie.

The American says, "I am a farmer, my dad was a farmer, and my son will also farm. I want the land to be forever fertile in America."With a blink of the Genie's eye, 'POOF',the land in America was forever made fertile for farming.

The Frenchman was amazed, so he said, "I want a wall around France, so that no nation will ever invade France again. "Again, with a blink of the Genie's eye,'POOF', there was a huge wall around France.

Now, the Brit, being a former civil engineer, said, "I'm very curious. Please tell me more about this wall." The Genie explained, "Well, it's about 15,000 feet high, 500 feet thick, and completely surrounds the country. Nothing can get in or out---virtually impenetrable."

The Brit said,...

"FILL IT WITH WATER."

A famous winery in CA is Stag's Leap. Another winery thought using a similar name would be a good plan, and lo and behold, they also make a good wine. They are called Frog's Leap. But, I love their motto:

"Time is fun when you are having flies."

I'm off for a 4 day weekend in Southern CA. Y'all have fun, y' hear.

Al Miller (not signed in)

That is one of my favorites!! My brother and I used to break out in song and sing that.

And now you'll be singing it all day, won't you??

Of course. And picturing the frog doing his little dance, also.

And the frog's name was...?

Originally he didn't have a name. Later on they called him 'Michigan J. Frog'.

You're right - Maize & Blue umbrellas in your virtual drink today!

(Go Blue!)

I absolutely love Looney Tunes - especially Taz.

Nobody tops Daffy Duck! woohoo woohoo woohoo

Actually I think they're all hysterical. Yosemite Sam, Pe Pe LePew, Bugs, etc. I really like the bulldog, Belvedere.

rlcarey, heard this one on Leno.

EuroDisney in Paris had to cancel their nightly fireworks display. Everytime they shot the fireworks, the French army surrendered.

Gotta love that frog, especially in his top hat and tails and walking stick!!! I just wish we could keep the frogs out of our pool! The poor dumb things think they have it made, and then "croak" because of the chemicals in the water.

Scam or joke? What do you think? I got an interesting email this week about investing in projects in the middle east--

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We will keep you informed about all business activities in the following countries: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. ... The most important part is that you can participate in any of these deals just as if you have your own work force or office in any of the above countries.

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Yea, right!!

Hmmm! I see an OFAC problem.

The ending is the best part!!! An actual letter from home from a
marine with the multinational force in Bosnia:

Dear Dad,
A funny thing happened to me yesterday at Camp Bondsteel (Bosnia): A
French army officer walked up to me in the PX, and told me he thought we
(Americans) were a bunch of cowboys and were going to provoke a war
in Iraq. He said if such a thing happens, we wouldn't be able to count
on the support of France.

I told him that it didn't surprise me. Since we had come to
France's rescue in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and the Cold War,

their ingratitude and jealousy was due to surface [again] at some point
in the near future anyway. I also told him that is why France is a third-rate
military power with a socialist economy and a bunch of pansies for
soldiers.

I additionally told him that America, being a nation of deeds and
action, not words, would do whatever it had to do, and France's support,
if it ever came, was only for show anyway.

Just like in ALL NATO exercises, the US would shoulder 85%
of the burden, and provide 85% of the support, as evidenced by the fact
that this French officer was shopping in the American PX, and not the
other way around.

He began to get belligerent at that point, and I told him if he would
like to, I would meet him outside in front of the Burger King and whip
his a$$ in front of the entire Multi-National Brigade East, thus
demonstrating that even the smallest American had more fight in him than
the average Frenchman. He called me a barbarian cowboy and walked away
in a huff. With friends like these, who needs enemies?

Dad, tell Mom I love her,
Your loving daughter,
Mary Beth Johnson
LtCol., USMC

Woo Hoo! I fit right into this post and I don't even have to do anything!!

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Mary Beth Johnson
LtCol., USMC

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LOL
Semper FI