pilots

pilots

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:43:29 -0500

The passengers on a commercial airliner have been seated and are waiting for the cockpit crew to get underway. A mummur is heard in the back of the plane, and a few passengers on the aisle glance back to see the pilot and copilot, both wearing large dark sunglasses, making their way up to the cockpit.

The pilot, however, is using a white cane, bumping into passengers right and left as he stumbles down the aisle. The copilot is using a seeing-eye guide dog. As they pass by the rows of passengers, there are nervous giggles heard, as people are thinking that it must be some sort of practical joke.

A few minutes after the cockpit door has closed behind them, the engines start spooling up and the airplane starts to taxi out to the runway. The passengers begin to look at each other with some uneasiness, whispering among themselves and shifting uneasily or gripping the armrests more tightly. As the airplane starts to accelerate more rapidly, people begin panicking. Some passengers are praying, and as the plane gets closer and closer to the end of the runway, passengers become more and more hysterical.

Finally, when the plane has less than a few seconds of runway left, shouts of horror fill the cabin as everyone screams at once. Just at the very last moment possible, the plane lifts off and is airborne.

Meanwhile, up in the cockpit, the pilot breaths a sigh of relief and turned to the captain and says, "You know, one of these days the passengers are going to scream too late, and we're all going to get killed."