dg-in-centralpa
07-14-2004, 08:14 PM
>
> Passengers on a small commuter plane are waiting for the flight to leave.
> They're getting a little impatient, but the airport staff assures them
that
> the pilots will be there soon, and the flight can take off.
>
> The entrance opens, and two men dressed in Pilots' uniforms walk up the
> aisle. Both are wearing dark glasses, one is using a guide dog, and the
> other is tapping his way along the aisle with a cane.
>
> Nervous laughter spreads through the cabin, but the men enter the cockpit,
> the door closes, and the engines start up.
>
> The passengers begin glancing nervously around, searching for some sign
that
> this is just a little practical joke. None is forthcoming.
>
> The plane moves faster and faster down the runway, and the people sitting
in
> the window seats realize that they're headed straight for the water at the
> edge of the airport territory.
>
> As it begins to look as though the plane will plow into the water,
panicked
> screams fill the cabin. At that moment, the plane lifts smoothly into the
> air.
> The passengers relax and laugh a little sheepishly, and soon all retreat
> into their magazines, secure in the knowledge that the plane is in good
> hands.
>
> In the cockpit, the co-pilot turns to the pilot and says, "You know, Bob,
> one of these days, they're gonna scream too late, and we're all gonna
die.
DG
> Passengers on a small commuter plane are waiting for the flight to leave.
> They're getting a little impatient, but the airport staff assures them
that
> the pilots will be there soon, and the flight can take off.
>
> The entrance opens, and two men dressed in Pilots' uniforms walk up the
> aisle. Both are wearing dark glasses, one is using a guide dog, and the
> other is tapping his way along the aisle with a cane.
>
> Nervous laughter spreads through the cabin, but the men enter the cockpit,
> the door closes, and the engines start up.
>
> The passengers begin glancing nervously around, searching for some sign
that
> this is just a little practical joke. None is forthcoming.
>
> The plane moves faster and faster down the runway, and the people sitting
in
> the window seats realize that they're headed straight for the water at the
> edge of the airport territory.
>
> As it begins to look as though the plane will plow into the water,
panicked
> screams fill the cabin. At that moment, the plane lifts smoothly into the
> air.
> The passengers relax and laugh a little sheepishly, and soon all retreat
> into their magazines, secure in the knowledge that the plane is in good
> hands.
>
> In the cockpit, the co-pilot turns to the pilot and says, "You know, Bob,
> one of these days, they're gonna scream too late, and we're all gonna
die.
DG