This (reportedly) really happened at a nontowered airport in Northern California. The pilot of a Cessna 180 on amphibious floats, en route from Kentucky to Alaska, called for an airport advisory, and the Unicom operator issued the following: "Wind calm. No reported traffic. Use runway 32 or 14, your choice." The 180 pilot replied, "Which runway is longer?"
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