SpinnerBait_Nut
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"Sorry My Homework Isn't Done...."<br /><br />A fifth grader looked downcast, so her teacher asked,<br />"What's the problem, Carol? I hope it's not homework<br />again."<br /><br />"Well, uh, yes, it is." replied Carol. "I was stupid and<br />made my homework paper into a paper airplane."<br /><br />"Carol, you're right, that wasn't a very bright thing<br />to do," said the teacher, "but this once I'll let you just<br />unfold the paper and hand it in."<br /><br />"Oh, but that won't work," said Carol, looking even<br />sadder. "You see, the plane was hijacked."<br />__________________________________________________<br /><br />"General Nuisance"<br /><br />As a crowded airliner is about to take off, the peace<br />is shattered by a 5-year-old boy who picks that<br />moment to throw a wild temper tantrum. No matter<br />what his frustrated, embarrassed mother does to<br />try to calm him down, the boy continues to scream<br />furiously and kick the seats around him.<br /><br />Suddenly, from the rear of the plane, an elderly man<br />in the uniform of an Air Force General is seen slowly<br />walking forward up the aisle. Stopping the flustered<br />mother with an upraised hand, the white-haired, courtly,<br />soft-spoken General leans down and, motioning toward<br />his chest, whispers something into the boy's ear.<br /><br />Instantly, the boy calms down, gently takes his mother's<br />hand, and quietly fastens his seat belt. All the other<br />passengers burst into spontaneous applause.<br /><br />As the General slowly makes his way back to his seat,<br />one of the cabin attendants touches his sleeve. "Excuse<br />me, General," she asks quietly, "but could I ask you<br />what magic words you used on that little boy?"<br /><br />The old man smiles serenely and gently confides, "I<br />showed him my pilot's wings, service stars, and battle<br />ribbons, and explained that they entitle me to throw one<br />passenger out the plane door on any flight I choose."
