Passengers on a small commuter plane are
waiting for the flight to leave. They're getting a little impatient, but the airport staff
assures them that the pilots will be there soon, and the flight can take off. The entrance
opens, and two men dressed in pilots' uniforms walk up the aisle. Both are wearing dark
glasses, one is using a Seeing Eye dog, and the other is tapping his way up 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. None is forthcoming. The plane moves
faster and faster down the runway, and the people at the windows realize that they're
headed straight for the water at the edge of the airport territory. As it begins to look
as though the plane will plow into 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, the co-pilot turns to the pilot and says, "You know, Bob, one of
these days, they're gonna scream too late, and we're all gonna die."
