Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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*********Suva Airfield, 07:25, July 16, 1942********** Hirsute pilot in crisp grey uniform with orange pinstripes: <doing final inspection of his B-25..a jeep pulls up..well more precisely, a jeep being driven by a man in fine linen slacks pulls up> Milo! Man in fine linen slacks: Yossarian, you crazy SOB, you dind't sign the "Time Out" log. Hirsute pilot in crisp grey uniform with orange pinstripes: But, as you can see, I haven't left yet. Man in fine linen slacks: Don't matter, pre-flight check counts too. And did you take a shower today? Hirsute pilot in crisp grey uniform with orange pinstripes: Shower? Man in fine linen slacks: Yeah, the washing thing with the water. Hirsute pilot in crisp grey uniform with orange pinstripes: Well, yeah, but I don't see that as any of your business. Man in fine linen slacks: Look, Yossarian, you naive SOB, here is the point. Did you think about the flight when you were in the shower? Hirsute pilot in crisp grey uniform with orange pinstripes: Well, yeah, I wondered how many Zeroes we might run into. Man in fine linen slacks: There you go, billable hours! Hirsute pilot in crisp grey uniform with orange pinstripes: Billable? Man in fine linen slacks: Yes, yes, billable, as in capable of being billed. Hirsute pilot in crisp grey uniform with orange pinstripes: But I was taking a shower. What about the taxpayers? Man in fine linen slacks: TAXPAYERS?? HAHAHAHAHAHA Oh, Yossarian, you kill me. HAHAHAHHA. What do you think all those stupid aluminum drives are for? And the War Bond drives? They WANT to help. Do you want to make them feel bad? Hirsute pilot in crisp grey uniform with orange pinstripes: No, I guess not. But isn't there some kind of accounting or something? Man in fine linen slacks: This is the Government. They EXPECT the bill to be padded. If we don't they will think we are up to something...............
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