One to work out........if you can

> It is a slow day in a damp little Irish town. The rain is beating
> down and the streets are deserted.
>
> Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.
>
> On this particular day a rich German tourist is driving through the
> town, stops at the local hotel and lays a €100 note on the desk, telling
the
hotel owner he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one
to spend the night.
>
> The owner gives him some keys and, as soon as the visitor has walked
> upstairs, the hotelier grabs the €100 note and runs next door to pay
> his debt to the butcher. The butcher takes the €100 note and runs
> down the street to repay his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer
> takes the €100 note and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of
> feed and fuel. The guy at the Farmers' Co-op takes the €100 note and
> runs to pay his drinks bill at the pub. The publican slips the money
> along to the local prostitute drinking at the bar, who has also been
> facing hard times and has had to offer him "services" on credit. The
> hooker then rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill to the
> hotel owner with the €100 note. The hotel proprietor then places the
> €100 note back on the counter so the rich traveler will not suspect
> anything.

> At that moment the traveller comes down the stairs, picks up
> the €100 note, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets
> the money, and leaves town.
>
> No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However, the whole
> town is now out of debt and looking to the future with a lot more
> optimism.
>
> And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how the bailout package works.[/B]

 

Not accurate - the bankers haven't had their cut

 

But so far so good.

 

How the fu...how does that even work

EDIT: Or is the proprietor out of pocket because the hooker owed him 100 euros and he has not kept them but handed them back to the customer?

 

Read the title Cheik, beyond me at this moment of celebrations. an alcohol thing.

 

That's how I saw it, but as the hoteliers debt is now settled, he's still gained €100!

 

only in spain mate, by the way clear your email in box,

 

Clear it?

It should be okay Bill, it gets done daily!

I've been receiving your mails ok mate?

 

you missed two yeserday.but cool if done. loads after tomorrow, big day, so no time.

 

I do sometimes get stacks through at once, had a huge amount this weekend as it's San Juan next weekend and so I have a lot on, and I was in the Lakes yesterday drinking Mahou, probs explains them not getting through, haha.

 

Very clever...

 

I can dig it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,as the yanks say.