"Are you a REAL Pilot ?"

[Phil Perry]

AN old US Marine pilot called Jim sat down at the Starbucks counter, still wearing his old USMC flight suit and leather jacket, and ordered a drink. A young woman sat down next to him, then looked over and asked: “Are you a real pilot?”

 

“Well, . . . . I’ve spent my whole life flying planes, first Stearmans, then the early Grummans,” said Jim. “I flew a Wildcat and Corsair in WWII, and later in the Korean conflict, Banshees and Cougars. I’ve taught more than 260 people to fly and given rides to hundreds, so I guess I am a pilot. And what are you?”

 

“I’m a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about naked women,” she said. “As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about naked women. When I shower, I think about naked women. When I watch TV, I think about naked women. It seems everything makes me think of naked women.”

 

The two sat sipping their drinks in silence. . . .

 

A little while later, a young man sat down on the other side of Jim and asked: “Are you a real pilot?”

 

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“Well. . . . . .I always thought I was, but I just found out I’m a lesbian,” said Jim.

 

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