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Old 08-10-2007   #3 (permalink)
Mike


 
 

Re: Gives new meaning to air bags

In article <46bce3a4$0$19339$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
"will_s" <willsjunkremove@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> "Adam Albright" <AA@ABC.net> wrote in message
> news8ukb39l4don9v8c96jhtt8qahuj07vmme@4ax.com...
> > http://www.thehumorarchives.com/joke/Big_Airbags
> >

>
>
> A helicopter with a pilot and a single passenger was flying around above
> Seattle when a malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's navigation and
> communications equipment. Due to the darkness and haze, the pilot could not
> determine the helicopter's position and course to get back to the airport.


That was funny the *first* time I heard it 30 years ago, only then it
was an IBM support building in a different city. It probably goes back
farther than that.

Mike
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