A hip young man goes out and buys the best car available: a
brand-new Ferrari 550. It is also the most expensive car in the
world, and it costs him $500,000. He takes it out for a spin and
stops for a red light.
An old man (about 75 years old) on a moped pulls up next to him.
The old man looks over at the sleek, shiny new car and asks,
"What kind of car ya got there, sonny?"
The young man replies, "A Ferrari 550. It cost half a million
dollars!"
"That's a lot of money," says the old man. "Why does it cost so
much?"
"Because this car can do up to 320 miles an hour!" >states the
young dude proudly.
The old man asks, "Mind if I take a look inside?"
"No problem," replies the owner.
So the old guy pokes his head in the window and looks around.
Then, sitting back on his moped, he says, "That's a pretty nice
car, all right, but I'll stick with my moped!"
Just then the light changes, so the young guy decides to show the
old man just what his car can do. He floors it, and within 30
seconds the speedometer reads 160 mph. Suddenly, he notices a dot
in his rearview mirror. It seems to be getting closer! He slows
down to see what it could be, and suddenly, WHHHOOOOSSSHHH!
something whips by him, going much faster.
"What on earth could be going faster than my Ferrari?", the young
man asks himself. He floors the accelerator and takes the Ferrari
up to 250 mph. Then, up ahead of him, he sees that it's the old
man on the moped. Amazed that the moped could pass his Ferrari,
he gives it some more gas and passes the moped at 275 mph.
WHHOOOOSSSHH!
He's feeling pretty good until he looks in his mirror and sees
the old man gaining on him again. Astounded by the speed of this
old guy, he floors the gas pedal and takes the Ferrari all the
way up to 320 mph.
Not 10 seconds later he sees the moped bearing down on him again.
The Ferrari is flat out and there's nothing he can do. Suddenly
the moped plows into the back of his Ferrari, demolishing the
rear.The young man jumps out; unbelievably, the old man is still
alive!!!
He runs up to the mangled old man and says, "Oh, my goodness, is
there anything I can do for you?"
The old man whispers softly,
"Unhook...my...suspenders...from...your...side-view...mirror."
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