Two blind pilots both are 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. None 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 in to
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 t heir 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.”