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Attilatheblond

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13. One of my mom's favorite jokes from way back in the early 60s:

Reply to paleotn (Reply #11)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 09:40 PM

Feb 9

"Announcement on a passenger jet, just prior to take off:
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Tomorrow Airline flight 4366!
Tomorrow Airline is proud to offer the first fully automated passenger service, non-stop from LA to New York!
All flight operations will be done by the latest intelligent robotic controls. You no longer need worry about an overworked, tired flight crew making errors due to fatigue. The automation will handle all flight actions.

So, sit back and rest assured that nothing can go wrong
go wrong
go wrong
go wrong"
~~~~~~~~

The best part of her joke: my uncle was an aeronautic engineer.

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