> YOU GOTTA LOVE THIS LAWYER > > A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client who> lost his house in Hurricane Katrina and wanted to rebuild.> He was told the loan would be granted if he could prove> satisfactory title to the parcel of property being offered> as collateral. The title to the property dated back to 1803,> which took the Lawyer three 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 the 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 the title back to its origin."> > Annoyed, the lawyer responded as follows.> > (Actual Letter)> "Your letter regarding title in Case No. 189156 has> been received. I note that you wish to have title extended> further than the 194 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 the land prior to U.S. ownership> was obtained from France, which had acquired it by Right of> Conquest from Spain. The land came into the 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 Spanish monarch,> Isabella. The good queen, Isabella, being a pious woman and> almost as careful about titles as the FHA, took the precaution of > securing the blessing of the Pope before she sold her jewels to finance > Columbus' expedition. Now the Pope, as I'm sure you may 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 God also> made that part of the world called Louisiana.. God,> therefore, would be the owner of origin and His origins date> back to before the beginning of time, the world as we know> it AND the FHA. I hope you find God's original claim to> be satisfactory. Now, may we have our damn loan?"> > He got the loan.
