One year, Avrahom, the fastest slalom-skier in the world, had great expectations for a Winter Olympics gold medal.

On the day of the final, the French champion sped down the course in 58 seconds, the Swiss in 58.7 seconds, the German in 1:01.28, the the Italian  in 1:01.44 - and Avrahom in 4:23.19.

 "What happened?" his coach asked.

"One of those weisenheimers fixed a mezuzah to each gate," Avrahom said.

Forwarded by Bruce Lowitt, Clearwater, Florida