Sick, Sick, Sick

I been sick. I am getting well. This post is not even worth a Short Shrift. Pish.


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The airliner was pushed back from the gate. The flight attendant gave the passengers the usual data regarding seat belts, oxygen hoses, etc. Finally, she said, "Now sit back and enjoy your trip while your captain, Julia Campebell, and crew take you safely to your destination."

Ed, sitting in the eighth row, sought clarification. "Did I understand you right? Is the captain a woman?"

"Yes," replied the attendant. "In fact, this entire crew is female."

"My goodness," said Ed. "I'd better have two scotch and sodas. I don't know what to think with all these women up there in the cockpit."

"That's another thing, sir," said the attendant. "We no longer call it the cockpit. It's the box office."

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My favorite word today is sunrise. N., what some people never see. Def.: Ever try to slip one of these past a rooster?