The man with the parachute remained firm about jumping from the airplane. It was the principle of the thing afterall…he’d said he would jump on his 40th birthday and eventhough he was terrified he wanted to keep his word. So he’d gone to classes so generously provided by his wife. Tomorrow would be the day he would gather his courage and get in the airplane.
The man with the boiler had a problem. He needed a new part but the shop needed time to mill one that would suit the purpose. In the meantime he had to sit there and keep an eye on things or it would blow. He sat there all night making adjustments here and there to keep it together.
Morning arrived
The man with the parachute went up in the plane and actually did jump. But as he was plummeting to earth he was desperately trying to recall his instructions. He pulled one cord…..nothing happened. He pulled the backup cord….. still nothing.
The man with the boiler had gotten extremely tired and ended up falling asleep as morning approached. The pressure in the boiler reached a critical point and …
Kaboom!
As the man with the non-functioning parachute continued his descent to earth he noticed the man with the boiler coming towards him as a rapid pace.
He called out – Hey! Do you know anything about parachutes?
The other man replied – NO! Do you know anything about boilers?
hehehehe
Posted by: DawnP at September 1, 2005 4:59 PM