fred wrote:
>
> Is this Spam???
Did you happen to see a URL to someplace selling parachutes?
That wasn't spam, that was funny.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bluebottle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 10:41 AM
> Subject: [newbie] Humour
>
> > Some light relief
> >
> > One night, a Delta twin-engine puddle jumper was flying somewhere
> > above New Jersey. There were five people on board: the pilot, Michael
> > Jordan, Bill Gates, the Dalai Lama, and a hippie.
> >
> > Suddenly, an illegal oxygen generator exploded loudly in the luggage
> > compartment, and the passenger cabin began to fill with smoke. The
> > cockpit door opened, and the pilot burst into the compartment.
> >
> > "Gentlemen," he began, "I have good news and bad news. The bad news is
> > that we're about to crash in New Jersey. The good news is that there
> > are four parachutes, and I have one of them!"
> >
> > With that, the pilot threw open the door and jumped from the plane.
> >
> > Michael Jordan was on his feet in a flash.
> >
> > "Gentlemen," he said, "I am the world's greatest athlete. The world
> > needs great athletes. I think the world's greatest athlete should have
> > a parachute!"
> >
> > With these words, he grabbed one of the remaining parachutes, and
> > hurtled through the door and into the night.
> >
> > Bill Gates rose and said, "Gentlemen, I am the world's smartest man.
> > The world needs smart men. I think the world's smartest man should
> > have a parachute, too."
> >
> > He grabbed one, and out he jumped.
> >
> > The Dalai Lama and the hippie looked at one another. Finally, the
> > Dalai Lama spoke.
> >
> > "My son," he said, "I have lived a satisfying life and have known the
> > bliss of True Enlightenment. You have your life ahead of you; you take
> > a parachute, and I will go down with the plane."
> >
> > The hippie smiled slowly and said, "Hey, don't worry, pop.
> > The world's smartest man just jumped out wearing my backpack."
> >
> > www.goon.freeuk.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
