The blind pilots

[Guest guest]

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 underway.

 

The pilot and copilot 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 copilot 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 revving 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 copilot breathes a sigh of relief and

turns to the pilot: "You know, one of these days the passengers

aren't going to scream, and we're gonna get killed!