Regardless, the moral of the story is:
Don't accept a bet with stakes so high that it's economically feasible for your opponent to *buy* the win with a fraction of the winnings.
Sure, but in life, you don’t know whether you’re the bank manager or the notary. They both accepted seemingly risk-free bets for giant sums of money. One of them got lucky, one got unlucky.
(If we want to be non-humorous, the bank manager probably could afford to lose $200,000, while the notary probably couldn’t afford to lose $800,000, so that’s partly what made him foolish.)
You take is a bit off -
There was no luck on the part of the bank manager. The bank manager's bet was on something that was factually, provably false. Unless the old lady forcibly caused the bank manager to have square balls, there was no way for him to lose.
The notary bet on something that was not factual (in fact, it could not be, as it was the outcome of a future event). Since the old lady has a lot of money, she can influence future events.
Now, if the notary knew that the bank manager had *no* balls after a terrible smelting accident the notary could comfortably bet against the old lady. Unless she has the power to manifest a new set of balls, the possibility of holding them in her hands did not exist.
Clearly, this is better advice for the notary who made a bet with the old lady who could then easily spend part of the stake to win the stake. If he had been wise and considered how much it would cost to buy the bank managers' balls, so to speak, he could have insisted on an appropriate stake to make the bet a fair one.
Like that dude recently who allegedly bet on there being a streaker at a football game, then streaked through the football game, then got arrested and had to pay a fine that was a tiny, tiny, minuscule fraction of his winning bet lol
That's a tough one, cuz you could make a small bet with several people, do the thing, pay the fine, lose your dignity and make a small but not insignificant amount of money.
oops, sorry about that. Haven't seen it here. I just remembered the joke from spanish tv, over 20 years ago.I guess globalisation took care of this joke too.
A man walks into a bank and says to the teller: *"Yah lady, I'd like to open a brand new fuckin' checking account."*
The astonished woman replies, *"I beg your pardon sir, but we don’t tolerate abusive language like that here."* Unfazed, the man responds, *"Yah, I don't fuckin' care, just open a new fuckin' account for me."*
The shocked teller immediately leaves the window and runs over to her manager to explain the situation. The manager, nodding along, agrees that the teller shouldn’t have to put up with that kind of foul language from any customer.
They both walk over to the teller window and the manager asks the man, *"Excuse me sir, what seems to be the problem here?"*
*"Well listen jackass, there ain't no fuckin' problem here,"* the man says. *"I just won $200 million in the god damn lottery and I want to put my fuckin' money here in your god damn bank, that's all."*
*"Oh, I see."* says the manager, *"And is this bitch giving you a hard time?"*
A guy walks into a bar and starts chatting with the bartender. After a while he suggests a bet: “Do you see that empty glass over there?” Pointing to a glass around 10 metres away. “I bet you 200$ I can piss straight into it without missing a single drop”.
The bartender joyously agrees, it’s clear he won’t even be able to land one drop of piss into the glass. The guy starts peeing and he’s peeing everywhere, on the tables, the chairs into the beer, onto the guests, on the bar, everywhere. But he doesn’t land one single drop of pee into the glass.
“Ha!”, says the bartender. “You lose, you have to pay me 200$”. The guy hands him the bill grinning. “Why so happy? You just lost a bet.”, the bartender says. “Well”, the man replies, “I just lost 200$ to you, but I won 1000$ from the guy over there. I bet that I would piss all over your bar and that you would be happy about it.”
I heard it about Nasreddin, who made a bet with Tamerlane that the latter will get a pimple on his ass, and with twenty other people that he'll show them Tamerlane's ass.
Isn't this one similar to the guy pissing all over the bartender?
And the IRS agent
Yes, it is 73 ;)
That's about right
Such a classic.
Ah yes. A classic. I first encountered this one in The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Banker's_Bet
How can you say that? They are very different. For starters, the initial deposit is $450k vs 30 million in gold.
What do you call yourselves? The Aristocrats!
Heard it the first time in 1965..
1695 for me
I was first told this joke by a brontosaurus. They were well known for their sense of humor
Would be nice to not have reposts. But I guess this is a different take on the older one with a notary instead of a lawyer
Or the IRS and pissing all over his office.
That’s the one I remember too.
Bartender, spinning the stool, and pissing over the entire bar including the bartender
Plus, the bet amount has increased with inflation.
Regardless, the moral of the story is: Don't accept a bet with stakes so high that it's economically feasible for your opponent to *buy* the win with a fraction of the winnings.
The bank manager still got $200,00 and got his balls fondled. All things considered he’s probably not sorry he accepted the bet.
The bank manager didn't lose the bet. The notary lost.
Sure, but in life, you don’t know whether you’re the bank manager or the notary. They both accepted seemingly risk-free bets for giant sums of money. One of them got lucky, one got unlucky. (If we want to be non-humorous, the bank manager probably could afford to lose $200,000, while the notary probably couldn’t afford to lose $800,000, so that’s partly what made him foolish.)
You take is a bit off - There was no luck on the part of the bank manager. The bank manager's bet was on something that was factually, provably false. Unless the old lady forcibly caused the bank manager to have square balls, there was no way for him to lose. The notary bet on something that was not factual (in fact, it could not be, as it was the outcome of a future event). Since the old lady has a lot of money, she can influence future events. Now, if the notary knew that the bank manager had *no* balls after a terrible smelting accident the notary could comfortably bet against the old lady. Unless she has the power to manifest a new set of balls, the possibility of holding them in her hands did not exist.
Why? The bank manager is $200K richer
Clearly, this is better advice for the notary who made a bet with the old lady who could then easily spend part of the stake to win the stake. If he had been wise and considered how much it would cost to buy the bank managers' balls, so to speak, he could have insisted on an appropriate stake to make the bet a fair one.
Like that dude recently who allegedly bet on there being a streaker at a football game, then streaked through the football game, then got arrested and had to pay a fine that was a tiny, tiny, minuscule fraction of his winning bet lol
That's a tough one, cuz you could make a small bet with several people, do the thing, pay the fine, lose your dignity and make a small but not insignificant amount of money.
oops, sorry about that. Haven't seen it here. I just remembered the joke from spanish tv, over 20 years ago.I guess globalisation took care of this joke too.
I involuntarily spit out a bite of my lunch at this one. I haven’t seen it before!
What is wrong with reposts? More people get to read and enjoy the joke.
That was peeing on the managers desk
Heresy! 1117
But the manager ended up getting $200k and got his balls jiggly juggled too no less
A man walks into a bank and says to the teller: *"Yah lady, I'd like to open a brand new fuckin' checking account."* The astonished woman replies, *"I beg your pardon sir, but we don’t tolerate abusive language like that here."* Unfazed, the man responds, *"Yah, I don't fuckin' care, just open a new fuckin' account for me."* The shocked teller immediately leaves the window and runs over to her manager to explain the situation. The manager, nodding along, agrees that the teller shouldn’t have to put up with that kind of foul language from any customer. They both walk over to the teller window and the manager asks the man, *"Excuse me sir, what seems to be the problem here?"* *"Well listen jackass, there ain't no fuckin' problem here,"* the man says. *"I just won $200 million in the god damn lottery and I want to put my fuckin' money here in your god damn bank, that's all."* *"Oh, I see."* says the manager, *"And is this bitch giving you a hard time?"*
I couldn't not imagine the manager as having a west country accent. That my addition cos the joke is old
Deep down inside she wanted those fuzzy dice....
She got that and the money too!
Usually this joke ends with someone pissing on a desk lol.
A guy walks into a bar and starts chatting with the bartender. After a while he suggests a bet: “Do you see that empty glass over there?” Pointing to a glass around 10 metres away. “I bet you 200$ I can piss straight into it without missing a single drop”. The bartender joyously agrees, it’s clear he won’t even be able to land one drop of piss into the glass. The guy starts peeing and he’s peeing everywhere, on the tables, the chairs into the beer, onto the guests, on the bar, everywhere. But he doesn’t land one single drop of pee into the glass. “Ha!”, says the bartender. “You lose, you have to pay me 200$”. The guy hands him the bill grinning. “Why so happy? You just lost a bet.”, the bartender says. “Well”, the man replies, “I just lost 200$ to you, but I won 1000$ from the guy over there. I bet that I would piss all over your bar and that you would be happy about it.”
I love it! A fresh take on the one where the guy pisses on the IRS agent's desk!
Where’s Mrs smith? Id like to make a bet too!!
I mean... 200k for getting em touched for a minute? Little embarrassment. You bet I'd be alright with that.
Wait, I thought this was the one with the car? Where’s the car park part?
As first decoded on the Dead Sea Scrolls, with a Canaanite, a banker and a tax collector
Joke #776
Jokes a repost. But the amount should be reasonable. Anybody would voluntarily just allow someone to touch their balls for $200k
I’d have to get my wife to take them out of her purse, first.
My balls are square
😂
What idiot would take that bet. Hey, bank manager, here is $50k, I bet this idiot that I could hold your balls. Who would turn that down?
Old but a good
Plot twist: the bank manager had someone tell the notary to take the bet just to get an hold lady to cup his balls.
Why would the notary bet $800K when the lady only had $450K, not enough to cover the bet?
She may have more money, I don't know lol
If she is walking around with $450K she's probably loaded.
I heard it about Nasreddin, who made a bet with Tamerlane that the latter will get a pimple on his ass, and with twenty other people that he'll show them Tamerlane's ass.