It Pays to be a Pilot

Believe it or not, this was my sainted mother's favorite joke. But she told
it about a family of Vermont woodcutters.

Seth

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
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It Pays To Be A Pilot ........... and don't you forget it.


65 year old man went to the doctor for his Class II drivers exam and the
doctor was amazed at what good shape the guy was in.

The doctor asked, "To what do you attribute your good health?"

The old timer said, "I'm a pilot and that's why I'm in such good shape.I'm
up well before daylight, climb all over the aircraft doing my pre-flight
inspection, fly all day, etc."

The doctor said, "Well, I'm sure that helps, but there's got to be more to
it. How old was your dad when he died?"

The old timer said, "Who said my dad's dead?"

The doctor said, "You mean you're 65 years old and your dad's still alive?
How old is he?"

The old timer said, "He's 84 yrs old and, in fact, he built and flies his
own airplane! He went flying with me this morning. That's why he's still
alive... he's a pilot too!"

The doctor said, "Well, that's great, but I'm sure there's more to it. How
about your dad's dad? How old was he when he died?"

The old timer said, "Who said my grandpa's dead?"

The doctor said, "You mean your dad is 84 years old and his father is
still
living?! How old is he?"

The old timer said, "Grandpa is 102 years old and he was a pilot too."

The doctor was getting frustrated at this point and said, "I guess he went
flying with you this morning too?"

The old timer said, "No...Grandpa couldn't go this morning because he just
got married and he's on his honeymoon."

The doctor said in amazement, "Got married?!! Why would a
102-year-old guy want to get married?"

The old timer said, "Who said he wanted to?