Aer Lingus Flight 101 was flying from Heathrow to Dublin one night,
> with Paddy the Pilot, and Shamus the co-pilot. As they approached
> Dublin
> airport, they looked out the front window.
>
> "B'jeesus" said Paddy "Will ye look at how butterin short dat runway
> is".
>
> "You're not butterin kiddin, Paddy" replied Shamus. "Dis is gonna be one
> a'
> de trickiest landings you're ever gonna see" said Paddy.
>
> "You're not butterin kiddin, Paddy" replied Shamus.
>
> "Right Shamus. When I give de signal, you put de engines in reverse"
> said
> Paddy.
>
> "Right, I'll be doing dat" replied Shamus.
>
> "And den ye put de flaps down straight away" said Paddy
>
> "Right, I'll be doing dat" replied Shamus.
>
> "And den ye stamp on dem brakes as hard as ye can" said Paddy
>
> "Right, I'll be doing dat" replied Shamus.
>
> "And den ye pray to de Mother Mary with all a' your soul" said Paddy
> "I be doing dat already" replied Shamus.
>
> So they approached the runway with Paddy and Shamus full of nerves
> and sweaty palms. As soon as the wheels hit the ground, Shamus put the
> engines in reverse, put the flaps down, stamped on the brakes and
> prayed o
> Mother Mary with all of his soul.
>
> Amidst roaring engines, squealing of tyres and lots of smoke, the
> plane
> screeched to a halt centimetres from the end of the runway, much to
> the
> relief of Paddy and Shamus and everyone on board.
>
> As they sat in the cockpit regaining their composure, Paddy looked
> out the
> front window and said to Shamus
> "Dat has gotta be de shortest butterin runway I have EVER seen in me
> whole
> life".
>
> Shamus looked out the side window and replied "Yeah Paddy, but look
> how butterin
> wide it is".
>
>
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