A newly rich old geezer is taken to the emergency room after a horrible automobile accident. He's put on a stretcher, but the ER is busy. He notices that he's lying side-by-side with a very wealthy man wearing an expensive silk suit and with many rings encrusted with diamons and rubies.
“How did you get here old fella?”, the wealthy man asked.
“I had an old jalopy and put a discarded airplane engine in it," the old geezer replied. "I was cruising down the highway, saw a Ferrari ahead and tried to overtake it. I lost control of the car and crashed. How did you get here?”
"Well," the wealthy man said, “I was driving my Ferrari when an old jalopy started overtaking me. I thought my car had broken down and was actually standing still. So I opened the door and got out...”
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Date: 2012-01-04 03:32 pm (UTC)A newly rich old geezer is taken to the emergency room after a horrible automobile accident. He's put on a stretcher, but the ER is busy. He notices that he's lying side-by-side with a very wealthy man wearing an expensive silk suit and with many rings encrusted with diamons and rubies.
“How did you get here old fella?”, the wealthy man asked.
“I had an old jalopy and put a discarded airplane engine in it," the old geezer replied. "I was cruising down the highway, saw a Ferrari ahead and tried to overtake it. I lost control of the car and crashed. How did you get here?”
"Well," the wealthy man said, “I was driving my Ferrari when an old jalopy started overtaking me. I thought my car had broken down and was actually standing still. So I opened the door and got out...”