Didn't the USS Vincennes get a medal or something for the Iranian A300 they bagged? A real fight that was! From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <democrat2n@xxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:42 PM > First, they got the ATC lingo wrong. You wouldn't land on 9R > eastbound or westbound, you would land on 9R going toward the east and > something along the lines of 27L or 24L going west. Second, it is > really nice to know someone thought the collision of two planes, > ostensibly holding more than 200 people each, was funny. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Fletcher <fletchrh@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:31:32 -0700 > Subject: FW: Good Plan!! > > > Oh Yes..... > > > > > > > > >>Subject: Good Plan!! >> >>Dallas ATC: "Tower to Saudi Air 911--You are cleared to land >>eastbound on >>runway 9R." >> >>Saudi Air: "Thank you Dallas ATC. Acknowledge cleared to land on >>infidel's >>runway 9R -Allah be Praised !!" >> >>Dallas ATC "Tower to Iran Air 711--You are cleared to land westbound >>on >>runway >>9R." >> >>Iran Air: "Thank you Dallas ATC. We are cleared to land on infidel's >>runway >>9R. -Allah is Great !!" >> >>Pause: Static............. >> >>Saudi Air: "DALLAS ATC! DALLAS ATC!!!" >> >>Dallas ATC: "Go ahead Saudi Air 911?" >> >>Saudi Air: "YOU HAVE CLEARED BOTH OUR AIRCRAFT FOR THE SAME RUNWAY >>GOING IN >>OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS!!! WE ARE ON A COLLISION COURSE!!! INSTRUCTIONS >>PLEASE!!! >> >>Dallas ATC: Well bless your hearts. Y'all be careful now and tell >>Allah >>"hey" >>for us -- ya hear?. >> >>Moral: (DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS !) >> > > _________________________________________________________________ Gerry http://www.pbase.com/gfoley9999/ http://www.wilowud.net/ http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html http://foley.foleypages.net/~gerry/