Here's the only joke I have ever been able to remember... It's kind of long, but I have always liked it.
A young boy and his mother were on a long flight, on their way home after visiting the boy's grandparents.
Several hours into the flight, out of the blue, the boy turns to his mother and asks,
"Mommy... If big doggies can have little baby doggies, and big kitties can have little baby kitties... Why can't big airplanes have little baby airplanes?"
Well, needless to say, the mother was taken off guard. She certainly didn't want to have "The talk" with the boy, sitting in an airplane at 30,000 feet.
At that moment, the flight attendant stopped and asked if they needed anything. The mother was grateful for the distraction, but the young boy was having none of it and immediately asked the flight attendant,
"Miss... If big doggies can have little baby doggies, and big kitties can have little baby kitties... Why can't big airplanes have little baby airplanes?"
Well, needless to say, the flight attendant was taken off guard. She certainly didn't want to get into that topic with this young boy. She decided to distract the boy.
"Do you want to see where the pilot flies the airplane?"
The boy excitedly nodded his head and smiled. Both the flight attendant and the mother breathed a sigh of relief.
The flight attendant took the young boy to the cockpit and introduced him to the Captain.
Before the Captain said a word, the boy immediately asked what was on his mind,
"Sir... If big doggies can have little baby doggies, and big kitties can have little baby kitties... Why can't big airplanes have little baby airplanes?"
The Captain didn't miss a beat,
"Well son, I don't know about other airlines, but this is United and we pull out on time every time."