Post #249247 by freddiefreelance on Wed, Aug 16, 2006 8:50 AM

A snail goes into a Volkswagon dealership, slides up to a salesman and says "Excuse me, I'd like to buy a Volkswagon, one of the New Beetles, please, with all of the available accessories, too." The salesman is obviously surprised (making sales to snails are rare, and making such an easy sale rarer still), and says "OK, but I'm not sure we can get you a loan," to which the snail replied "Don't worry, I can pay cash." The contracts are quickly drawn up, but before signing the snail says "I'd like one change made to the car: I'd like the Volkswagon logo removed & a large letter 'S' put in it's place." The salesman was a little surprised by the request but quickly agreed (for a small fee, of course), and the contracts are signed & cash turned over.

A month later the new car has arrived, underbody rust protection added, seats upgraded, etc., etc, etc, and the letter "S" put on the front in place of the Volkswagon logo. The snail is called and arrives quickly to pick up his new car. The snail pays for the insurance & registration with cash again and is about to take the keys & take his first drive when the salesman asks "before you go, could you please tell us why you wanted the large letter 'S' put on the front?" The snail replies "When I was growing up my family was very poor, but I worked hard, invested my earnings & am now very well off. Even though I've come up in the world the people in my old neighborhood still think of me as the same old common garden snail who had to wear hand-me-downs from his older brothers and I wanted them to recognise all the hard work I've done to better myself. Now, whenever I drive around town in my new car everyone will see me and say 'Look at that "S" car go!'"