08-03-2006, 08:03 AM
Two men dressed in pilots' uniforms walk up the aisle of the airplane. 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 around nervously, searching for some sign
that this is just a little practical joke. No sign is forthcoming. The plane
moves faster and faster down the runway and the people sitting in the window
seats realize that they are headed straight for the water at the
edge of the airport.
Just as it begins to look as though the plane will plough 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, one of the blind pilots turns to the other and says, "You
know, Bob, one of these days they're going to scream too late and we're
all going to die."
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 around nervously, searching for some sign
that this is just a little practical joke. No sign is forthcoming. The plane
moves faster and faster down the runway and the people sitting in the window
seats realize that they are headed straight for the water at the
edge of the airport.
Just as it begins to look as though the plane will plough 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, one of the blind pilots turns to the other and says, "You
know, Bob, one of these days they're going to scream too late and we're
all going to die."