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Subject: Re: Airplane joke. - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 15-Dec-83 23:02:52 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 15 23:02:52 1983
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fortune!rpw3    Dec 15 19:33:00 1983

I have to respond. Your version has the Poles on the wrong side of the
plane. Poles on the left-hand side are stable, as proved by the following
theorem, posted to the net back in June, '82. (Cheesh.. don't nobody
keep their old mail?)

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[Apologies for the lack of special-effects -- the technology isn't up to
 teleconferencing store-and-forward news-nets yet -- it's much better when
 told in person with lots of handwaving and buzzing and rolling around.]

This Polish airliner was flying along...(RANNNGRRR...) when the Captain
came on the intercom and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, if you will all
look out of the left-hand side of the aircraft, you will see the town
of Stylironkol, known the world over for its heavy industry and mining
activities." The passengers, mostly tourists, immediately raced over to
look out of the windows at this marvel, causing the plane to bank to
the left...(RAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGRRRRRRRRR...) and wobble somewhat...
(RANGGR...RANGGGR...RANGR...) as the pilot compensated for the weight
shift.

After a while, just as everyone had straggled back to their seats, the
pilot came on the intercom again and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, if
you will all look out of the left-hand side of the craft again, you
will see the town of Seaandskiville, known the world over for its
summer and winter sports." The passengers, being tourists, immediately
raced over to look out of the windows at this new wonder, causing the
plane to once again bank and wobble... (RANGGR...RANGGGR...RANGR...).

After a little while longer, the pilot came on the intercom again
and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, if you will CAREFULLY look out of
the right-hand side of the craft this time, you will see the town
of Saint Katrinawitz, a living memory to Saint Katrina, who died
in the Revolution".  The passengers, somewhat more cautiously this
time, began to make their way over to the right side of the airplane
to look out the windows.  Once again, the plane began to bank and
wobble... (RANGGR...RANGGGR...RANGR...), but this time it got worse
and worse... (RANGR...RANGR...RANGR...RRAANNGGRR...RRAAAANNNGGGRRR...
RRRAAAAANNNNNNNGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRR....) *****CRASH****.

Well, the Polish Aviation Authorities investigated the crash, sifted
the wreckage, listened to the flight recorder, but to no avail. They
couldn't figure out why the plane had crashed, when the pilot had
clearly been able to keep the craft under control the first two times.
Finally, a visiting American electrical engineer happened to hear of
the incident, and rushed to offer his explanation to the distraught and
bewildered authorities. "Ladies! Gentlemen! Fellow Engineers!", said
he, "It should be perfectly obvious. It's always a completely unstable
situation if all of the poles are on the right half of the plane!"

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(Original credits to Ashley Grayson, told in the bar at a DECUS meeting)