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To: Barney who wrote (977)	12/2/1998 3:40:00 PM
From: Gordon Quickstad	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2733

PLANE FAILURE A four engined jet was on a trans-Atlantic flight when the #4 engine shut down. The subtle change in noise levels prompted the captain to apprise the passengers of what had happened and to reassure the passengers that the plane was fully capable under three engines, and that it wasn't all that rare an occurrence. The biggest impact was that their flying time would be increased by about an hour. A while later, the #2 engine unexplicitly shut down. The captain again gave the passengers reassurance that the FAA fully tests these situations and, again, the plane was fully functional under two engines, but the flying time would be further increased. A while later, the unthinkable happened. The #1 engine also shut down. The captain told the passengers that this was unprecedented, but the aircraft's flight manual covered the situation for operating the aircraft on one engine. The pilot said the arrival time would be further delayed. One not-too-sober passenger leaned over to his neighbor and said "If we lose another engine, we'll be up here all day".

To: Barney who wrote (977)	12/3/1998 11:41:00 AM
From: treetopflier	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2733

The Relationship Between Power and Size National Science Foundation announced the following study results on corporate America recreation preferences: 1. Sport of choice for maintenance level employees: BOWLING 2. Sport of choice for journeyman level workers: FOOTBALL 3. Sport of choice for supervisors: BASEBALL 4. Sport of choice for middle management: TENNIS 5. Sport of choice for corporate officers: GOLF CONCLUSION: The higher you are in the corporate structure, the smaller your balls.