The Terabuck Loan
(after
Matthew 18:23-25)
Once
upon a time, a Bankster begged Uncle Sam for an extension on Sam’s terabuck
loan. “I’ll get it back to you, I swear,” babbled the Bankster.
“You
messed up,” said Sam. “That’s what you needed the terabuck for! So when will I
get back my money?”
“Not
right now, but soon!”
Uncle
Sam sighed. “All right. But this is your last chance!”
The
Bankster left Sam; and to the first person the Bankster met he said, “Pay me back
the thousand dollars you owe me.”
That
person said, “I’ll get it back to you, I swear! Soon!”
“Not
good enough,” said the Bankster. “This is your last chance! Give me my money or
else!”
The
Bankster did this everywhere he went, and word of this got to Sam. Uncle Sam
summoned the Bankster and raged at him. “You hypocrite! You crook! I should
have you thrown into prison!”
“And
then how would you get back your money?” the Bankster boldly retorted. “And
then what will you do when your
creditors come for you?”
Uncle
Sam took the Bankster’s point. He pulled at his beard and he said, “Go, and do
my work!”
Moral: Shit
flows downhill.
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