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Surely this should have been posted 11 days ago?

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"Whoever battles with monsters had better see that it does not turn him into a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." ~ Nietzsche"
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Thanks Chance. That's funny.


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Reminds me of the U.S. soldier, stationed near Munich, that wanted to return home to California for a well-deserved extended leave.

He contacted the airlines, requesting a ticket to Oakland, the nearest airport to his California home. The ticket agent explained that the most direct flight was through LAX, with no plane change. The soldier had no problem with that.

So, after he traveled from Munich to LAX, and the plane refueled at LAX, the soldier was prepared for a one-hour flight to Oakland.

But after about two hours in the air (over water the entire time), without any terra firma in sight, the soldier asked a cabin attendant, "How long before we land?"

She replied, "We still have another eleven hours."

Baffled, the soldier said, "It should be only a one-hour flight to Oakland from LAX."

Cabin attendant: "Oakland??? We're heading to Auckland, New Zealand!"

Apparently, to German ticket agents, an American asking for a ticket to "Oakland" sounds just like a Briton (or other European) asking for a ticket to "Auckland".

The airline graciously sent the soldier back to "Oakland" (the next day) at no additional charge.[banghead]

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(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]
 
Hilarious Dave, but you forgot the 'Pack Of Cards' ending:

"I know, because I was that soldier..."

;-)

I want to be good, is that not enough?
 
Oh, I was expecting "How Ricardo Montalban orders a taxi"

Chip H.


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