An old lady once went to the Bank of Canada carrying a bag full of money. He insisted that he wanted to talk to the President of the Bank to open a savings account “It’s a lot of money!” After much discussion, they took her to the President of the Bank (the client is always right). The President of the Bank asked him how much he wanted to enter. She said $ 165,000, and emptied her bag on the table.
The President, naturally, was curious to know where he had taken so much money, and asked:
- Ma’am, I’m surprised that you have so much money on you. Where did you get it?
The old woman answered: - I make bets.
- Bets? What kind of bets? the President asked.
The old woman answered: - Well, I bet you $ 25,000 that your balls are square.
The President laughed and said:
- That’s a stupid bet, you can never win with a bet of this kind.
The old woman challenged him: - Well, would you be willing to accept my bet?
- Of course! I bet $ 25,000 that my balls are not square, “the President replied.
The old lady said:
- Okay, but since there is a lot of money at stake, can I come tomorrow at 10am? with my lawyer to act as a witness?
- Of course – said the confident President.
That night the President was very nervous about the bet and spent a long time looking at his balls in the mirror, turning from one side to the other over and over again. He underwent a rigorous examination and was absolutely convinced that his balls were not square and that he would win the bet.
The next morning, at 10 o’clock. On the dot, the old lady appeared with her lawyer in the President’s office. He made the appropriate presentations and repeated the bet:
- $ 25,000 when the President’s balls are square.
The President accepted the bet again and the old woman asked him to pull down his pants so everyone could see him. The President took them down. The old woman approached and looked at his balls carefully and asked if he could touch them.
- Okay, okay. $ 25,000 is a lot of money and I understand that I want to be absolutely sure, “the President replied.
Then he realized that the lawyer was banging his head against the wall and asked the old woman:
- What the hell is wrong with your lawyer?
She answered: - Nothing, only that I bet with him $ 100,000 that today, at 10 o’clock. I would have the balls of the President of the Bank of Canada in my hands.