landing
Aer Lingus Flight 101 was flying from Heathrow to Dublin one night, with Paddy
the Pilot, and Shamus the co-pilot. As they approached Dublin airport, they
looked out the front window. "B'jeesus" said Paddy "Will ye look
at how fookin short dat runway is". "You're not fookin kiddin, Paddy"
replied Shamus. "Dis is gonna be one a'de trickiest landings you're ever
gonna see" said Paddy. "You're not fookin kiddin, Paddy" replied
Shamus. "Right Shamus. When I give de signal, you put de engines in reverse"
said Paddy. "Right, I'll be doing dat" replied Shamus. "And den
yeput de flaps down straight away" said Paddy."Right, I'll be doing
dat" replied Shamus. "And den ye stamp on dem brakes as hard as ye
can" said Paddy "Right, I'll be doing dat" replied Shamus. "And
den ye pray to de Mother Mary with all a' your soul" said Paddy. "I
be doing dat already" replied Shamus. So they approached the runway with
Paddy and Shamus full of nerves and sweaty palms. As soon as the wheels hit
the ground, Shamus put the engines in reverse, put the flaps down, stamped on
the brakes and prayed to Mother Mary with all of his soul. Amidst roaring engines,
squealing of tyres and lots of smoke, the plane screeched to a halt centimetres
from the end of the runway, much to the relief of Paddy and Shamus and everyone
on board. As they sat in the cockpit regaining their composure, Paddy looked
out the front window and said to Shamus "Dat has gotta be de' shortest
fookin runway I have EVER seen in me whole life". Shamus looked out the
side window and replied "Yeah Paddy, but look how fookin wide it is". back
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