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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (74458)	1/25/2000 8:56:00 PM
From: re3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. > >He can see from her nameplate that the teller's > >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 that his name > >is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and that > >it's OK, 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 he can use as collateral. > > > >The frog says, "Sure. I have this," and produces a > >tiny pink porcelain elephant, about half an inch > >tall. Bright pink and perfectly formed. Very > >confused, Patti explains that she'll have to consult > >with the manager and disappears into a back office. > > > >She finds the manager and says: "There's a frog > >called Kermit Jagger out there 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?"...... > > > >The bank manager looks back at her and says: "It's a > >knick knack, Patti Whack. Give the frog a loan. His > >old man's a Rolling Stone > >

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (74458)	1/26/2000 7:01:00 AM
From: re3	Respond to of 132070

mike i'm going with a bit of bmo (bank of montreal) up here there are five major banks...bmo and royal bank were planning to merge (td and cibc too) . the government nixed it. i'm sure these banks will revisit this issue and try to pressure the govt. again. also you get over a 4 % yield. bmo is down $ 20 canadian from six months ago...bmo also has american exposure through harris bank. they have a discount brokerage up here too, although its not as popular as td's waterhouse. ike