A little old lady went into The Bank of Canada one day, carrying a bag of money. She insisted on speaking with the president of the bank. Because she was a little old lady and it was such a lot of money, they were finally able to get her in to the president's office.
He asked her how much she would like to deposit. She said she had $165,000 and then she dumped the money out onto his desk. The president, surprised, was curious to know how she came by so much cash. "I make bets." she replied. The president asked, "Bets? What kind of bets?"
"Well," said the little old lady, "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 with that kind of bet!" The old lady quickly responded, "So, would you like to take my bet?" "Sure!" said the president, "I'll bet $25,000 that my balls aren't square!" The little old lady said, "Okay, but since there's a lot of money involved, is it okay with you if I bring my lawyer with me tomorrow at 10:00 am to witness?" "Absolutely!" said the president.
That night, the president became very nervous about the bet, and spent a long time in front of the mirror checking his balls; turning from side to side, again and again, thoroughly checking them out until he was sure there was no way his balls were square.
Next morning, at 10 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. The president agreed to the bet again, and the old lady asked him to drop his pants so they could see. The president did so. The old lady looked 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." Then he noticed that the lawyer was quietly banging his head against the wall. "What's wrong with your lawyer?" he asked. The little old lady replied, "Nothing, except I bet him $100,000 that at 10 am today I'd have the Bank of Canada President's balls in my hands."
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