Two blind pilots board the plane 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. No one 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
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.”
