Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 One dark night in the small town of Garfield , NJ, a fire started inside the local sausage factory. Soon the building was engulfed in flames. The alarm went out to all the fire departments for miles around. When the first volunteer fire fighters appeared, the sausage company president rushed to the fire chief and said, 'All of our secret sausage recipes are in the vault in the center of the plant. They have to be saved, so I will donate $50,000 to the fire company that brings them out and delivers them to me'. But the roaring flames held the firefighters off. Soon more fire departments had to be called in because the situation became desperate. As the firemen arrived, the president shouted out that the offer to extricate the secret recipes was now $100,000 to the fire department that could save them. Suddenly from up the road, a lone siren was heard as another fire truck came into sight. It was the fire engine of the nearby Lodi , NJ volunteer fire department composed mainly of Italian firefighters over the age of 65. To everyone's amazement, the little run-down fire engine, operated by these Italian firefighters, passed fire engines parked outside the plant, and drove straight into the middle of the inferno. Outside, the other firemen watched in amazement as the Italian old timers jumped off and began to fight the fire as if they were fighting to save their own lives.. Within a short time, the Lodi old timers had extinguished the fire and saved the secret recipes. The grateful sausage company president joyfully announced that for such a superhuman accomplishment he was raising the reward to $200,000, and walked over to personally thank each of the brave elderly Italian firefighters. A TV news crew rushed in after capturing the event on film. The 'on camera' reporter asked the Italian fire chief, 'What are you going to do with all that money?''Wella,' said Chief Pasquale De Luccinellavanti, the 70-year-old fire chief, 'de fursta tinga we gonnna do isza fixa de brakes on dat xxxx truck!!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calala Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 You haven't lost your touch Grant, I have to pay that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecelticforge Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I heard that when I was a kid. Except Jerry Clower was telling it and it was the Ledbetter's truck. I do think however the accent at the end made it much better :~) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefarm39 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Grant, I love it!! With your permission, I would like to print that one out and post it at the firehouse. The guys will certainly get a kick out of it. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecelticforge Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Ho veduto Grant trascinare un un giorno Catena. Gli ho chiesto perché stava trascinando la catena. Ha detto in un accento volgare: I don' la t sa spingerlo. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosterob Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Good one Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calala Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Yeah, I might have heard it before when I was young but I can't remember back that far! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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