[ANSTHRLD] OT: Red Tape (joke)

[Bridgid of Kincairn]

I know this is way off topic, but I thought you might get a laugh from this.
Bridgid


> Gotta love red tape: (actual case)
>
>      A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a
> client.  He was told the loan would be granted if he
> could prove satisfactory title to a parcel of property
> being offered as collateral. The title to the
> property dated back to 1803, which took the lawyer 3
> months to track down. After sending the information to
> the FHA, he received the following reply. . . .
>      (Actual Letter): "Upon review of your letter
> adjoining your client's loan application, we note that
> the request is supported by an Abstract of Title.
> While we compliment the able manner in which you have
> prepared and presented an application, we must point
> out that you have only cleared title to the proposed
> collateral property back to 1803. Before final
> approval can be accorded, it will be necessary to
> clear title back to  its origin."
>      Annoyed, the lawyer responded as follows (actual
> letter): "Your letter regarding title in Case 189156
> has been received. I note that you wish to have title
> extended further than in the years covered by the
> present application. I was unaware that any educated
> person in this country, particularly those working in
> the property area, would not know that Louisiana was
> purchased by the U.S. from France in 1803, the year
> of origin identified in our application. For the
> edification of uninformed FHA bureaucrats, the title
> to land prior to U.S. ownership was obtained from
> France, which had acquired it by Right of Conquest
> from Spain. The land came into possession of Spain by
> Right of Discovery made in the year 1492 by a sea
> captain named Christopher Columbus, who had been
> granted the privilege of seeking a new route to India
> by the reigning monarch, Isabella. The good queen,
> being a pious woman and careful about titles, almost
> as much as the FHA, took the precaution of securing
> the blessing of the Pope before she sold her jewels
> to fund Columbus' expedition. Now the Pope, as I'm
> sure you know, is the emissary of Jesus Christ, the
> Son of God. And God, it is commonly accepted, created
> this world. Therefore, I believe it is safe to presume
> that He also made that part of the world called
> Louisiana. He, therefore, would be the owner of
> origin. I hope to heavens you find His original claim
> to be satisfactory. Now, may we have our damn loan?"
>      They got it.
>
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