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I know its not really fair to take the mickey out of others, but some folks just ask for it

I was heading up to Liverpool this morning to watch Peter Crouch score his first goal(s) for the reds. At the major roadworks on the M6 in Staffordshire I slowed to 40 mph along with everyone else; well almost everyone else. To my astonishment a French built mover of much of Middle England, a Renault Scenic, came whizzing up in the lane to my right. This geezer must be bonkers I thought, doesn't he know about the specs cameras here.
Well obviously not. As he drew alongside me he slowed to match the speed of everyone else and I could see that Mrs Middle England was staring at the Trafficmaster camera fixed on a pole beside the road. Mr ME was also taking furtive glances, as if the thing was about to leap onto his car and nick his mobile phone Once past the camera he shot off again leaving everyone else trailing in his wake.
Pulling into the carpark of a service station not long after I was amazed to see the Scenic parked up with Mr and Mrs ME standing beside it. How did I know it was the same one? Well, although I'd seen about a million Scenics today, this one had a ruddy great ROONEY banner in the back and, on closer inspection, a nodding dog thingy of the pie-man as well. Man U fans , well I couldn't resist it.
Me: Off to the match then?
Dense Man U Fan: Yep, doing some shopping first
Me: Not a good idea to speed through those last roadworks you know
Daft Man U Fan: Pft, why? Just slow for the cameras, probably no film in them anyway
Me: Er, they aren't that type of camera. The one you were staring at when you passed me is for feeding traffic info to people who subscribe to the system. The speed cameras are at the beginning and end of the works, they measure your average speed from one end to the other.
Worried Man U Fan: Er, what?
Me: Yep, and by the way you whizzed by me I'd keep an eye on the post. Reckon you've got a nasty Xmas card coming

With that I turned around, pulled out my Liverpool scarf and headed of for a coffee....WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE.

what did i tell you, odds on crouch scoring a hat traick against chelsea dropping!!!!

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