Blind Pilots
Two blind pilots were both 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 they're headed straight for
the
water at the edge of the airport. 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,
"Ya
know, Bob, one of these days, they're gonna scream too late and
we're all gonna die."