Wednesday, May 30, 2007

21 Reasons Why Best Friends are Better Than Boyfriends/Girlfriends

1. You don't have to call them every day, just to let them know you're not fighting

2. You don't have an anniversary--you just sort of "became" best friends.

3. When someone calls your girlfriend/boyfriend your "partner" it makes you think of marriage. When they call your best friend your partner, it's more like cops.

4. You never have to touch your best friend when it's hot outside, but you can stull huddle close when it's freezing.

5. Your parents usually like your best friend.

6. Your best friend doesn't care if you get fat, you're ugly, or if you get a bard haircut.

7. You don't have to get jealous of "girls only" night or "guys only" night -- You're part of it!

8. You can laugh at your best friend with no consequences.

9. You can burp/fart in front of your best friend on any occasion.

10. You can plan on still having a relationship with your best friend in 20 years.

11. Never in your life will you need "space" from your best friend.

12. Your best friend won't be mad if you want some time alone, and will only ask you "what's wrong?" once.

13. Your best friend is someone you get in trouble with; your boyfriend/girlfriend is someone you get in trouble with if you get in trouble.

14. You don't have to get dressed up to go anywhere with your best friend.

15. You're allowed to have multiple best friends.

16. No one ever spreads rumors or talks about you and your best friend's relationship.

17. Borrowing any amount of money from your best friend is okay, no questions asked.

18. Your best friend will never refer to you as "the ball and chain," "the old lady/man," or "the whip."

19. No one is ever trying to fix you up on blind dates for a new best friend.

20. It doesn't matter what your "other" friends think about your best friend.

21. Your best frined is the first person you call when you get a new boyfriend/girlfriend, and when you break up with them.




AirPlane Humour

After every flight, Quantas Airlines pilots fill out a form called a gripe sheet,which conveys to the mechanics problems encountered with the aircraft during the flight that need repair or correction. The mechanics read and correct the problem, and then respond in writing on the lower half of the form what remedial action was taken, and the pilot reviews the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews and engineers lack a sense of humor.

Here are some supposedly actual logged maintenance complaints and problems as submitted by Qantas pilots and the solution as recorded by Quantas maintenance engineers.

By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never had an accident.

(P = The problem logged by the pilot.)
(S = The solution and action taken by the engineers.)

P: Left inside main tyre almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tyre.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're there for.

P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.




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