5/1/2002: 14th hole landing

05-01-2002, 02:29 PM

Yeah. Boys do stupid things too. I just love squeezing that quote in whenever I get a chance

(In case you're unaware, Crow T. Robot was a star on the now-defunct-yet-still-hilariously-funny Mystery Science Theater 3000. They took old movies, sat in front of them and just poked fun at everything. A lot of it is very adult humor - most intelligent people would get a real kick out of it. If you are aware of the show and even enjoy it, please excuse this parenthesized section.)

My dad's a pilot. Once upon a time, he and his brother were flying somewhere - I'm not familiar with the exact details - and they decided to try something new. The Cessna had two tanks - the first was nearing empty and the second was full. Dad and Dick decided to let the plane run out of gas, just for a second, before flipping over to the next tank.

When the time came, my dad was totally expecting it - but he said his heart still skipped a few beats and that "Oh shit" feeling set in when the engine stopped running. Of course, he promptly switched over to the second tank after that and did whatever necessary to ensure they didn't... you know, careen into the ground

So yeah, boys do some equally funny (read: dumb) things.

05-01-2002, 02:29 PM	#1
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah. Boys do stupid things too. I just love squeezing that quote in whenever I get a chance (In case you're unaware, Crow T. Robot was a star on the now-defunct-yet-still-hilariously-funny Mystery Science Theater 3000. They took old movies, sat in front of them and just poked fun at everything. A lot of it is very adult humor - most intelligent people would get a real kick out of it. If you are aware of the show and even enjoy it, please excuse this parenthesized section.) My dad's a pilot. Once upon a time, he and his brother were flying somewhere - I'm not familiar with the exact details - and they decided to try something new. The Cessna had two tanks - the first was nearing empty and the second was full. Dad and Dick decided to let the plane run out of gas, just for a second, before flipping over to the next tank. When the time came, my dad was totally expecting it - but he said his heart still skipped a few beats and that "Oh shit" feeling set in when the engine stopped running. Of course, he promptly switched over to the second tank after that and did whatever necessary to ensure they didn't... you know, careen into the ground So yeah, boys do some equally funny (read: dumb) things.

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