silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

Italian Auction – only 44 seconds !

You don't have to understand Italian to follow the auctioneer:

A Chinese Ming Vase is up for auction. The bidding opens at a half-million Euros. Bidding is brisk and each bidder is clearly identified as each raises the bid by 100,000 Euros. (The exchange rate at auction time was 1 Euro = $1.43.) Within seconds, the bid stalls at One million Euros, and the gasp from the crowd identifies the excitement that prevails in the room. The successful bidder is the last one who bid one million, and the auctioneer counts down the bid, Going once, going twice, and sold to the gentleman sitting in front of me for one million Euros."

Now, you are going to have to see the video for yourself. The auctioneer is exuberant. The pace is fast. This is how an auction should be run. Please note the excitement on the auctioneer's face after the final bid.

YouTube version:
Aspirin Cardio: Auction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e0yZCLjwfU

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

:-D :-D :-D :-D

Doddy Loc: Barnard Castle-England

Lol..At that price.. Incontinence pants would have been more appropriate!!

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Priceless! Literally laughed out loud!

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

Got me

Earworms Loc: Sacramento, California

Made me laugh pretty good.

silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

More I received in an email.......:mrgreen:


>
> > Florida
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > A
> > Florida senior citizen drove his brand
> new Corvette
> > convertible out of
> > the dealership. Taking off down the road,
> he pushed
> > it to 80 mph,
> > enjoying the wind blowing through what
> little hair
> > he had
> > left.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > “Amazing,”
> > he thought as he flew down I-95, pushing
> the pedal
> > even
> > more.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Looking
> > in his rear view mirror, he saw a
> Florida
> > StateTrooper, blue lights
> > flashing and siren blaring. He floored it
> to 100
> > mph, then 110, then
> > 120. Suddenly he thought, “What am I
> doing?
> > I’m too old for this!”
> > and pulled over to await the trooper’s
> > arrival.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Pulling
> > in behind him, the trooper got out of his
> vehicle
> > and walked up to the
> > Corvette. He looked at his watch, then
> said, “Sir,
> > my shift ends in 30
> > minutes. Today is Friday. If you can
> give me a
> > new reason
> > for speeding – a reason I’ve never
> before heard
> > – I’ll let you
> > go..”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The
> > old gentleman paused then said, “Three
> years ago,
> > my wife ran off with a
> > FloridaState Trooper. I thought you
> were bringing
> > her
> > back.”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > “Have
> > a good day, Sir,” replied the
> > trooper.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Georgia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The
> > owner of a golf course in Georgia was
> confused about
> > paying an invoice,
> > so he decided to ask his secretary for
> some
> > mathematical
> > help.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > He
> > called her into his office and said,
> “Y’all
> > graduated from the
> > University of Georgia and I need some
> help. If I
> > wuz to give yew
> > $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you
> take
> > off?”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The
> > secretary thought a moment, and then
> replied,
> > “Everthang but my
> > earrings.”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Louisiana
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > A
> > senior citizen in Louisiana was overheard
> saying,
> > “When the end of the
> > world comes, I hope to be inLouisiana
> > ..”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > When
> > asked why, he replied, “I’d rather be
> in
> > Louisiana‘cause everythang
> > happens in Louisiana 20 years later than
> in the rest
> > of the
> > world.”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mississippi
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The
> > young man from Mississippi came running
> into the
> > store and said to his
> > buddy, “Bubba, somebody just stole your
> pickup
> > truck from the parking
> > lot!”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Bubba
> > replied, “Did y’all see who it
> > was?”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The
> > young man answered, “I couldn’t tell,
> but I got
> > the license
> > number.”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > North
> >
> > Carolina
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > A
> > man in North Carolina had a flat tire,
> pulled off on
> > the side of the
> > road, and proceeded to put a bouquet of
> flowers in
> > front of the car and
> > one behind it. Then he got back in the
> car to
> > wait.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > A
> > passerby studied the scene as he drove
> by, and was
> > so curious he turned
> > around and went back. He asked the
> fellow what the
> > problem
> > was.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The
> > man replied, “I got a flat
> > tahr.”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The
> > passerby asked, “But what’s with the
> > flowers?”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The
> > man responded, “When you break down
> they tell you
> > to put flares in the
> > front and flares in the back. I never did
> understand
> > it
> > neither.”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Tennessee
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > A
> > TennesseeState trooper pulled over a
> pickup on I-65.
> > The trooper asked,
> > “Got any ID?”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The
> > driver replied, “Bout whut?”
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Texas
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The
> > Sheriff pulled up next to the guy
> unloading garbage
> > out of his pick-up
> > into the ditch. The Sheriff asked, “Why
> are you
> > dumping garbage in the
> > ditch? Don’t you see that sign right
> over your
> > head.”
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > “Yep,”
> > he replied. “That’s why I’m
> dumpin’ it here,
> > ‘cause it says: ‘Fine For
> > Dumping Garbage.’”
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Y’all
> > kin say whut y’all want ‘about the
> South, but
> > y’all never heard o’
> > nobody retirin’ an’ movin’
> > North.
> >

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

:-D :-D :-D :thumbup

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

excellent very funny. :-D

Madman Loc: Gulf Coast, Florida USA

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Cykdelic Loc: Now outside of Chiraq & Santa Fe, NM

Hilarious!

Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

Video and jokes are both hilarious. :D :D :D

dragonswing Loc: Pa

That certainly was an unexpected ending. :lol:

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Whatever happened to Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas.

dragonswing Loc: Pa

Just curious---was that a real auction or staged as a joke?