Airline Funnies

Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the “in-flight safety
lecture” and their other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some
real examples that have been heard or reported:
“There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of
this airplane…”
After landing: “Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you
enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride.”
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone
voice came over the loudspeaker: “Whoa, big fella. WHOA!”
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight
attendant on a Northwest flight announced:� Please take care when opening the
overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as heck
everything has shifted.”
From a Southwest Airlines employee….”Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to
YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull
tight. It works just like every other seatbelt, and if you don’t know how to
operate one, you probably shouldn’t be out in public unsupervised.
In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure margarine cups will descend
from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If
you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting
with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child…pick your
favorite.
Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we’ll
try to have them fixed before we arrive.
Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest
Airlines.”
“Your seats cushions can be used for flotation, and in the event of an
emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our
compliments.”
Once on a Southwest flight, the pilot said, “We’ve reached our cruising
altitude now, and I’m turning off the seat belt sign. I’m switching to
autopilot, too, so I can come back there and visit with all of you for the rest
of the flight.”
“Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead
area. Please place the bag over your own mouth and nose before assisting
children or other adults acting like children.”
“As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything
left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do
not leave children or spouses.”
“Last one off the plane must clean it.”
And from the pilot during his welcome message: “We are pleased to have some of
the best flight attendants in the industry…Unfortunately; none of them are on
this flight…!”
Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City:
The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, “That was quite a bump and I
know what y’all are thinking. I’m here to tell you it wasn’t the airline’s
fault, it wasn’t the pilot’s fault, it wasn’t the flight attendants’ fault…it
was the asphalt!”
Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a
particularly windy and bumpy day. During the final approach the Captain really
had to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant came on
the PA and announced, “Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain
in your seats with your seatbelts fastened while the Captain taxis what’s left
of our airplane to the gate!”
Another flight attendant’s comment on a less than perfect landing: “We ask you
to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.”
An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship
into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first
officer to stand at the door while the Passengers exited, smile, and give them a
“Thanks for flying XYZ airline.” He said that in light of his bad landing, he
had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would
have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for this little old
lady walking with a cane. She said, “Sonny, mind if I ask you a question?” “Why
no Ma’am,” said the pilot, “what is it?” The little old lady said, “Did we land
or were we shot down?”
After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the Flight Attendant came on
with, “Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and
the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And,
once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we’ll open
the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.”
Part of a flight attendant’s arrival announcement: “We’d like to thank you
folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go
blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you’ll think of
us here at US Airways.”

The Top 15 Rejected Slogans Promoting Abstinence

15> Abstinence: Give Yourself a Hand!

14> I say zip it — zip it good!

13> Just because it’s the most pleasurable sensation you’ll ever feel in your lifetime doesn’t mean you should rush right out and experience it.

12> Hey, do you want Ken Starr all over your ass?!

11> Wham, Bam, Thank You Hand!

10> Just Say Whoa

9> Join the celibate Top 5 Contributors!

8> The Pope does it — now *you* can, too!

7> Abstinence: It’s not just for quarrels anymore!

6> Leave It Near Beaver

5> Don’t think of it as less sex — think of it as more time to watch “Babylon 5” reruns.

4> You’ve come a long way, Baby — for nothing!

3> Abstinence: No f**kin’ way!

2> Spend a little time away from the orifice.

1> “Hello, this is President Clinton with an important message for young people…”

[ The Top 5 List www.topfive.com ]

[ Copyright 1999 by Chris White ]

El director de una importante

El director de una importante empresa iba a hablar en una convenci�n, as� que le pidi� a uno de sus empleados que le escribiera un discurso ligero y ameno que durara veinte minutos a lo sumo. Cuando el director regres� del importante acto, estaba furioso:

“�Por qu� diablos me escribiste un discurso de una hora de duraci�n? La mitad del p�blico se sali� antes de que yo terminara”, increp� a su subordinado.

El empleado desconcertado alcanz� a balbucir:

“�Pero si le escrib� un discurso de 20 minutos! Y tambi�n le entregu� las dos copias adicionales que me pidi�”.

Act Religious

A plane full of retirees headed for Florida was gripped with fear when the
pilot announced, “Two of our engines are on fire; we are flying through a heavy
fog, and it has eliminated virtually all our visibility.”

The passengers were numb with fear, except for one… a semi-retired
minister…

“Now, now, keep calm, folks” he said. “Let’s all bow our heads and pray.”

Immediately, the group bowed their heads to pray… except fellow near the
back.

“Why aren’t you bowing your head to pray?” the minister asked.

“Well, I don’t know how to pray,” replied the passenger.

“Well, just do something religious!” piped up another well meaning passenger.

So the man got up and started down the aisle passing his hat…

Cat Heaven

One day a cat dies of natural causes and goes to heaven. Greeting him the Lord says, “You’ve lived a good life. If there is any way I can make your stay in Heaven more comfortable, please let Me know.”

The cat thinks for a minute and says “Well, all my life I lived with a poor family and had to sleep on a hard wooden floor…” The Lord stops the cat and says “Say no more!” Just then a wonderful fluffy pillow appears and the cat contentedly wanders off to find a good place to nap.

A few days later six mice killed in a tragic farming accident go to heaven. The Lord is there to greet them with the same offer. The mice answer: “All of our lives we’ve been chased. We’ve had to run from cats, from tractors, even from that farmer’s wife with her broom. We’re tired of running…” “Say no more!” The Lord replies. In a flash, eachmouse is fitted with a beautiful new pair of roller skates, and they skate happily off to explore the Heavenly landscape.

About a week later The Lord stops by to see the cat and finds him snoozing away. He gently wakes the cat and asks, “How are things since you got here?”

The cat stretches, yawns, and replies “Oh, it is wonderful here. I get a lot of great sleep on this pillow, and those Meals On Wheels you’ve been sending are the BEST!!!”

Never Piss Off the Sysadmin

Actual letter of resignation from an employee at Zantex Computers, USA, to
her boss, who apparently resigned very soon afterwards!
Dear Mr. Baker,
As an employee of an institution of higher education, I have a few very basic
expectations. Chief among these is that my direct superiors have an intellect
that ranges above the common ground squirrel. After your consistent and annoying
harassment of my co-workers and myself during the commission of our duties, I
can only surmise that you are one of the few true genetic wastes of our time.
Asking me, a network administrator, to explain every little nuance of everything
I do each time you happen to stroll into my office is not only a waste of time,
but also a waste of precious oxygen. I was hired because I know how to network
computer systems, and you were apparently hired to provide amusement to myself
and other employees, who watch you vainly attempt to understand the concept of
cut and paste for the hundredth time.
You will never understand computers. Something as incredibly simple as binary
still gives you too many options. You will also never understand why people hate
you, but I am going to try and explain it to you, even though I am sure this
will be just as effective as telling you what an IP is. Your shiny new iMac has
more personality than you ever will. You walk around the building all day,
shiftlessly looking for fault in others. You have a sharp dressed useless look
about you that may have worked for your interview, but now that you actually
have responsibility, you pawn it off on overworked staff, hoping their talent
will cover for your glaring ineptitude.
In a world of managerial evolution, you are the blue-green algae that
everyone else eats and laughs at. Managers like you are a sad proof of the
Dilbert principle. Seeing as this situation is unlikely to change without you
getting a full frontal lobotomy reversal, I am forced to tender my resignation,
however I have a few parting thoughts. 1. When someone calls you in reference to
employment, it is illegal for you to give me a bad recommendation. The most you
can say to hurt me is I prefer not to comment. I will have friends randomly call
you over the next couple of years to keep you honest, because I know you would
be unable to do it on your own. 2. I have all the passwords to every account on
the system, and I know every password you have used for the last five years.
If you decide to get cute, I am going to publish your favorites list, which I
conveniently saved when you made me back up your useless files. I do believe
that terms like Lolita are not usually viewed favorably by the administration.
3. When you borrowed the digital camera to take pictures of your Mother’s
birthday, you neglected to mention that you were going to take nude pictures of
yourself in the mirror. Then you forgot to erase them like the techno-moron you
really are. Suffice it to say I have never seen such odd acts with a sauce
bottle, but I assure you that those have been copied and kept in safe places
pending the authoring of a glowing letter of recommendation. (Try to use a spell
check please, I hate having to correct your mistakes.)
Thank you for your time, and I expect the letter of recommendation on my desk
by 8:00 am tomorrow. One word of this to anybody and all of your little twisted
repugnant obsessions will be open to the public.
Never fuck with your systems administrator. Why? Because they know what you
do with all that free time!
Wishing you a grand and glorious day
Cecelia

Identity Crisis

The new inmate at the mental hospital announced in a loud voice that he was the famous British naval hero, Lord Nelson. This was particularly interesting, because the institution already had a “Lord Nelson.”

The head psychiatrist, after due consideration, decided to put the two men in the same room, feeling that the similarity of their delusions might prompt an adjustment in each that would help in curing them. It was a calculated risk, of course, for the two men might react violently to one another, but they were introduced and then left alone and no disturbance was heard from the room that night.

The next morning, the doctor had a talk with his new patient and was more than pleasantly surprised when he was told “Doctor, I’ve been suffering from a delusion. I know now for a fact that I am not Lord Nelson.”

“That’s wonderful,” said the doctor. “Who are you?”

Smiling coyly, the patient replied, “I’m Lady Nelson.”