new community initiative from ferrari

[mikeysaling]

LIVERPOOL YOUNGSTERS JOIN FERRARI

The Ferrari F1 team fired their entire pit crew yesterday.

This announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the British government's 'Work for your Dole' scheme and employ some Liverpudlian youngsters.

The decision to hire them was brought about by a recent documentary on how unemployed youths from Toxteth were able to remove a set of wheels in less than 6 seconds without proper equipment, whereas Ferrari's existing crew could only do it in 8 seconds with millions of pounds worth of high tech gear.

It was thought to be an excellent, bold move by the Ferrari management team as most races are won and lost in the pits, giving Ferrari an advantage over every other team.

However, Ferrari got more than they bargained for.

At the crew's first practice session, not only was the scouse pit crew able to change all four wheels in under 6 seconds but, within 12 seconds, they had re-sprayed, re-badged and sold the car to the Mclaren team for 8 cases of Stella, a bag of weed and some photos of Lewis Hamilton's bird in the shower.

[Roboframer]

Just how long have you had interweb access, Mikey?

Out of the Ark mate!

[mikeysaling]

if someone sends one to me , and i laugh - i post it ! i have never seen this before

[John]

Keep them coming Mikey. These days we need all the laughs we can get.

Surprised at your comment Roboframer, coming as it did from someone who managed to repeat the same tired old joke (far from your best) several times on this forum alone.

[prospero]

I actually have a picture of Lewis Hamilton's bird in the shower.

It's too big to post but you can look at it here.

[Roboframer]

Surprised at your comment Roboframer, coming as it did from someone who managed to repeat the same tired old joke (far from your best) several times on this forum alone.

That's twice you've pointed that out

[prospero]

I was just about to post "It's deja vu all over again".

I've seen it somewhere on the Forum, but I can't remember where.

[Roboframer]

The quote is one of Yogi Berra's - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Berra here's more - the most famous being 'It ain't over 'til it's over' ......

As a general comment on baseball: "90% of the game is half mental."

On why he no longer went to Ruggeri's, a St. Louis restaurant: "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."

On catching a game with Warren Spahn (acquired by the Mets in 1965) pitching: "I don't think we're the oldest battery, but we're certainly the ugliest."

"It ain't over till it's over." In July 1973, when Berra's Mets trailed the Chicago Cubs by 9½ games in the National League East; the Mets rallied to win the division title on the final day of the season.

When giving directions to Joe Garagiola to his New Jersey home, which is accessible by two routes: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "Thank you for making this day necessary."

"It's déjà vu all over again". Berra explained that this quote originated when he witnessed Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris repeatedly hit back to back home runs in the Yankees' seasons in the early 1960s.

"You can observe a lot by watching."

"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't go to yours."

Responding to a question about remarks attributed to him that he did not think were his: "I really didn't say everything I said!"

On the death of George Steinbrenner, the New York Times quotes Berra as saying "George and I had our differences, but who didn't?"