Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 ggr 02/21/84; site bentley.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!bentley!ran From: ran@bentley.UUCP (R. Novo) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Ethnic Joke Message-ID: <453@bentley.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Aug-84 09:28:52 EDT Article-I.D.: bentley.453 Posted: Thu Aug 2 09:28:52 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 3-Aug-84 23:57:38 EDT References: <3024@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Piscataway Lines: 37 This is the story of a small backward country which shall be known as Ethnicaria. It seems that during the late 1960's, and early 1970's, with the Americans and Russians having such a gung-ho space program, the ruler of this country became obsessed with leaving a mark in the history of technology. After sending a team of top engineers and scientists to investigate the problem, they decidied that their country's best contribution to the world would be to make the largest helicopter in history. After 18 months of working on the problem, they finally developed a prototype model for test flying. The day was all set for this historical event, and the marine corps' ace pilot Lt. E (for Ethnic) was to fly the helicopter. The press from all over the world was assembled as Lt. E climbed into the cockpit of the chopper and took off. The engines purred like a pussycat as the copter effortlessly climbed to 1000 feet and all of the spectators oohed and aahed. The pilot was given clearance to climb to 2000 feet, and did so with no problem. He then got clearance to go to 4000, then 8000 feet, and again, each time, no problem to the great approval of the crowd. Now came the moment of truth, the helicopter was to climb to 16000 feet, and set a new altitude record to be taken down in the Guinness book. The crowd hushed down as the chopper began its ascent and susequently was lost in the clouds. Then all of a sudden the crowd gasped as a sputtering noise was heard, ant the helicopter came crashing down and burst into flames. Miraculously, the pilot parachuted away, and escaped unharmed. The ruler of the country who was one of the spectators, ran over to the pilot and asked, "What happened? Everything was going so well until all of a sudden, pfftt!" Lt. E looked up at his leader and said in a surprised voice, "Well it got real cold up there, so all I did was to shut off the big fan." Robert Novo Bell Labs Piscataway, NJ NO MORE LIMERICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!