[ANSTHRLD] OT: Red Tape (joke)

[Valerie]

That was very amusing Valeria
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From: "Bridgid of Kincairn" <bridgid at zamigo.net>
To: <heralds at ansteorra.org>; "SBK List" <stonebridge-keep at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 2:02 PM
Subject: [ANSTHRLD] OT: Red Tape (joke)


> 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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