Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Weird thing of the day 21 June 2005/14 Siwan 5765

Greetings.

Political update: The Transportation Security Administration illegally collected data on passengers, despite having promised not to do so. Meanwhile, Greenpeace has announced giving its first Golden Chainsaw award.

Today’s weird thing comes from Emily’s collection and is included below. Enjoy.

Aaron



Flight Instruction

The scene is a newspaper office. The editor says to one of his reporters:

-- There's a fire raging out of control west of town and I want you to get out there fast. And above all, get some good shots. If that means you have to hire an airplane, just do it. Don't worry about the expense.

So, the reporter calls the local FBO and orders a plane. He rushes out to the airport, spots a small aircraft with a young pilot in it, pulls open the door, jumps in and says to the pilot:

-- Let's go, take off.

As directed, the pilot takes off, gets up to altitude, and the reporter then tells him:

-- See that fire raging to the west? I want you to fly over that and get down as close as you can.

Incredulous, the pilot says:

-- You want me to fly over that fire?

-- Sure. I am a photojournalist and that's why I am here, to take dramatic shots of the fire!

The pilot looks over with a quizzical look on his face and says:

-- You're not the flight instructor?

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