more red tape

I did not bother to check this out to see if it might be true or not- it's just a good laugh, and yet sad if true!

Part of rebuilding New Orleans causes residents to often be
>> challenged With the task of tracing home titles back potentially
>> hundreds of Years.
>> With a community rich with history stretching back over two
>> centuries, Houses have been passed along through generations of
>> family, sometimes
>> Making it quite difficult to establish ownership.
>

>> A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client. He was told the
>> loan would be granted if he could prove Satisfactory title to a
>> 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 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?"
>> The loan was approved