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From: normb@tekred.UUCP (Norm Babcock )
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: True Story
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Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 20:29:53 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 30 20:29:53 1984
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There I was, at 10,000 feet over the steaming jungles of
Burma, flying inverted with one wing folded for identification
purposes, when suddenly the engine caught fire. I rejected
the canopy, and reached for the ripcord. No ripcord. I
remembered then that I had traded my parachute the night before
for bottle of scotch, a silkworm, and a sewing machine.

I gave the silkworm a drink, explained the facts of life to it,
and bailed out. As fast as the silkworm could make silk, I
sewed like crazy. Talk about busy.

Just before I hit, I had enough of a new chute done to break my
fall, and landed without injury. The silkworm, unfortunatally,
was under the sewing machine when it hit, and was clobbered.

I was immediately surrounded by fierce-looking cannibals, who
took me to their leader, who with gestures and pantomime, made
it clear that I was destined for the pot. Thinking quickly,
(as us pilots are wont to do in times of stress), I also used
gestures and pantomime to convey the fact that I was old and    
too tough to eat. To illustrate my point, I took out my knife,
and cut a six inch strip out of my lower leg. I took a bite of
the chunk, and made a face as I spit it out. I offered it to
the chief, who also took a bite. After chewing for several
seconds, he also made a face, and spit it out, saying "Too
tough, too tough".                 

He let me go, and after several days of beating my way through
the steaming jungle, I was rescued.

Thats why, to this day, I always fly with a silkworm and
sewing machine, and my trusty wooden leg.

True Saga by Norm
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