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Well well ....we start with a GOOD one ----Not very smart at all---
ONE night, a twin-engine puddle jumper was flying somewhere above New Jersey. There were
five people on board: the pilot, Michael Jordan, Bill Gates, the Dali Lama, and a hitch-hiking
hippie.
Suddenly, an oxygen generator exploded loudly in the luggage compartment and the
passenger cabin was boiling with smoke.
The cockpit door opened and the pilot burst into the cabin. "Gentlemen," he began, "I have
good news and bad news. The bad news is that we're about to crash in New Jersey. The good
news is that there are four parachutes, and I have one of them!" With that, the pilot threw open
the door and jumped from the plane.
Michael Jordan was on his feet in a flash. "Gentlemen," he said, "I am the world's greatest
athlete. The world needs great athletes. I think the world's greatest athlete should have a
parachute!"
With these words, he grabbed one of the remaining parachutes and hurtled through the door
out into the night.
Bill Gates rose and said, "Gentlemen, I am the world's smartest man. The world needs smart
men. I think the world's smartest man should have a parachute too." He grabbed one, and out
he jumped.
The Dali Lama and the hippie looked at one another. Finally, the Dali Lama spoke. "My son," he
said, "I have lived a satisfying life and have known the bliss of True Enlightenment. You have
your life ahead of you; you take a parachute, and I will go down with the plane."
The hippie smiled slowly and said, "Hey, don't worry Pop. The world's smartest man just
jumped out wearing my backpack!"
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