A Kansas rancher

A Cowboy from Hays, Kansas walked into a bank in New York City and asked
for the loan officer. He told the loan officer that he was going to
Paris for an international rodeo for two weeks and needed to borrow
$5,000 and that he was not a depositor of the bank. The bank officer
told him that the bank would need some form of security for the loan, so
the Cowboy handed over the keys to a new Ferrari. The car was parked on
the street in front of the bank. The Cowboy produced the title and
everything checked out. The loan officer agreed to hold the car as
collateral for the loan and apologized for having to charge 12%
interest. Later, the bank's president and its officers all enjoyed a
good laugh at the Cowboy from Kansas for using a $250,000 Ferrari as
collateral for a $5,000 loan.

An employee of the bank then drove the Ferrari into the bank's private
underground garage and parked it.

Two weeks later, the Cowboy returned, repaid the $5,000 and the interest
of $23.07. The loan officer said, "Sir, we are very happy to havehad
your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we
are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out on Dunn &
Bradstreet and found that you are a highly sophisticated investor and
multimillionaire with real estate and financial interests all over the
world. Your investments include a large number of wind turbines around
Hays, Kansas . What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"

The good 'ole Kansas Cowboy replied, "Where else in New York City can I
park my car for two weeks for only $23.07 and expect it to be there when
I return?"

Don't mess with Kansans...