The Pilots
One day at a
busy airport, the passengers on a commercial airliner are seated, waiting
for the cockpit crew to show up so they can get under way. The pilot and
co pilot finally appear in the rear of the plane, and begin walking up
to the cockpit through the center aisle. Both appear to be blind. The pilot
is using a white cane, bumping into passengers right and left as he stumbles
down the aisle, and the co-pilot is using a guide dog. Both have their
eyes covered with huge sunglasses. At first the passengers do not react;
thinking that it must be some sort of practical joke. However, after a
few minutes the engines start spooling up and the airplane starts moving
down the runway. The passengers look at each other with some uneasiness,
whispering among themselves and looking desperately to the stewardesses
for reassurance. Then the airplane starts accelerating rapidly and people
begin panicking. Some passengers are praying, and as the plane gets closer
and closer to the end of the runway, the voices are becoming more and more
hysterical. Finally, when the airplane has less than 20 feet of runway
left, there is a sudden change in the pitch of the shouts as everyone screams
at once, and at the very last moment the airplane lifts off and is airborne.
Up in the cockpit, the co pilot breathes a sigh of relief and turns to
the Captain: "You know, one of these days the passengers aren't going to
scream, and we're gonna get killed!"
Adam and Eve
One day, shortly after eating the apple, Adam looked up to the heavens and said, "Excuse me God, can I ask you a few questions?" "Sure, Adam, but be quick. I have a world to create." "Lord, when you created Eve, why did you make her body so curvy and tender unlike mine?" "I did that, Adam, so that you could love her." "Oh, well then, why did you give her long, beautiful hair unlike me?" "I did that, Adam, so that you could love her." "Oh, well then, why did you make her so stupid? Certainly not so that I could love her?" "Well, Adam, I did that so that she could love you."