http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/tc/story.html?s=v/nm/19990114/tc/y2kitaly_1.html

my nomination for y2k understatement of the week:

``I'm afraid we're starting this a little late,'' a chastened Cabinet undersecretary Franco Bassanini told a news conference to launch the Committee for the Year 2000.

*sigh* Arlin [who almost titled this one 'Italy is toast'...]

-- Arlin H. Adams (ahadams@ix.netcom.com), January 15, 1999

Answers

Ouch!

"``We have 11 months to put Italy in shape and ensure the date change doesn't have negative effects,'' Bassanini said. ''We're not starting from zero although it would appear we have a long way to go.''

Well, maybe they don't have so many embedded chips as the U.S.

Diane *Sigh*

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), January 15, 1999.

This sounds like a job for Maria and Deano.

-- Nikoli Krushev (doomsday@y2000.com), January 15, 1999.

does this mean we can all buy Ferarris in December and not have to pay for them?

-- flash gordon (fast@flash.net), January 15, 1999.

"This sounds like a job for Maria and Deano."

Don't be cruel to the Italians. That's why Maria and Deano are over here.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), January 15, 1999.