Some years ago a small rural town in Spain twinned with a similar town in Greece.<\/p>\n
The mayor of the Greek town visited the Spanish town. When he saw the palatial mansion belonging to the Spanish mayor, he wondered aloud how on earth he could afford such a house.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard replied, \u201cYou see that bridge over there? The EU gave us a grant to construct a two-lane bridge, but by building a single lane bridge with traffic lights at either end, I could build this place.\u201d<\/p>\n
The following year the Spaniard visited the Greek town. He was simply amazed at the Greek mayor’s house: gold taps, marble floors, diamond doorknobs, it was marvelous.<\/p>\n
When he asked how he\u2019d raised the money to build this incredible house, the Greek mayor said, \u201cYou see that bridge over there?\u201d<\/p>\n
The Spaniard replied, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
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(ed. \u2013 Thank you to my friend Dick Inwood who is very good at keeping us all laughing.)<\/em><\/p>\n