And that's where the trouble started... see you native folks could not understand English dry humor.
Nope. 'Twas the other way around entirely. Y'all didn't understand that we understood, and therefore you underestimated us.
Ya see, the Manhattan Purchase was actually a lease that expires on May 24th, 2010. At that time the entire property, and all improvements thereunto, will revert to its original custodians, which is us. The Notice to Vacate will be delivered to the White House on Thanksgiving Day, and the eviction papers are all drawn up, just in case...