A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her
name plate that the tellers name is Patricia Whack. So he says, "Ms.
Whack, I'd like to get a loan to buy a boat and go on a long vacation."
Patti looks at the frog in disbelief and asks how much he wants to
borrow.
The frog says $30,000. The teller asks his name and the frog says it's
Kermit Jagger and that it's okay -- he knows the bank manager. Patti
explains that $30,000 is a substantial amount of money and that he will
need to secure some collateral against the loan. She asks if he has
anything to use as collateral.
"Sure," the frog says. "I have this." He produces a tiny pink
porcelain elephant about half an inch tall.
Very confused, Ms Whack explains that she'll have to consult the Bank
manager and disappears into a back office. She finds the manager and
says: "There's a frog out there called Kermit Jagger 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 the heck is this?" So the bank manager looks at her and says:
(are you ready?)
"It's a Knick Knack, Patti Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man's
a
Rolling Stone."