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Thought I'd share this bit of humour with everyone...from today's Column 8 in the Sydney Morning Herald:


"Beat that," said Bev Brill (Column 8, Monday) after noting that her Virgin Airlines check-in officer was Buck Rogers. Ross Barlow responded yesterday with his Qantas pilot, Captain Cook. Today Rod Dempsey of Terrigal adds that on a recent flight to Queensland the co-pilot was announced as Rowan Atkinson. After murmurs among passengers about Mr Bean crashing the plane, the flight attendant thoughtfully added, "No, luckily not that one."




TL

TIMMEEEE

Oh that's OK.

In the country town where we spent alot of time as kids our local GP was Doctor Death (pronounced Deeth).

The town's Policeman was Constable Huxtable.

The Archbishop of the Catholic Church in the Philippines was Cardinal Sin.

At school we had a Sister Sledge teaching us scripture/religion.

Now TL, if your Captains name was Kirk, Picard, Bligh or even Pugwash then I'd start to worry.

Flyingscarecrow

Captain Pugwash in the left hand seat, Master Bates on the right. That'd be a flight to remember! Could be a bit bumpy on approach though.
Used to live in a little town with the local GP: Dr. Lawless and the local lawyers: Mr and Mrs Sewell

404 Titan

Had a maths teacher in year 7 who's name was Richard Head. Had the personality of one too!

Beer Can Dreaming

Back in the early nineties there was a paper clipping about an Ansett F28 that was delayed out of Brisbane because the tyres needed replacing.
The Captains name was Goodyear and the First Officer was named Dunlop.

How cool is that!

Friendly Pelican

Sorry,
I couldn't resist.
Two Captains Kirk here in AirNZ....
One a nice bloke and nice to fly with....
One more of a Captain Picard and superb to fly with.
As far as CRM goes, a rhetorical: Kirk or Picard ... and why?
Answers on a matchbox to the ususal address....
FP

Woomera

I recall an Army officer, surname Major.

Knew him when he was LT Major, Captain Major and finally Major Major.

Woomera

NAMPS

Until recently the NSW Minister for Gaming and Racing was Richard Face.

Soulman

Got a year level co-ordinator with surname Kuhnell.

If only his first name was Far...


Soulman.

Uncle Festa

Knew a bloke by the name of Wayne King, however he was more of Kerr than a King in my view.

Keg

FP, Picard. Delegates more, more considered in his responses, listens to crew members, more supportive of crew members, slow to anger but decisive in his actions!

Buster Hyman

Used to be an SQ Capt named Murgatroyd! "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" I believe was the catchphrase.

Big Jan

There is a Qantas captain getting around with an interesting name.
Captain Hook ! Arrr Arrr Arrr !

Eurocap

There used to be an Australian who was a Deputy Director of NZCAA by the name of Michael Hunt and one of the link operators in NZ has a David Bowie commonly called Ziggy Stardust.

reynoldsno1

.... and the NZ Army had a Major Wayne Anker...

18-Wheeler

Heh, I've flown with Captain Cook.
Dallas Cook, one of the good guys.

triadic

Common?

There was a high profile Concord Capt Cook with BA - also a Capt Cook with Eastern in MEL

There is also a Capt Richard Smith with QF... but never "Dick"..

I remember once where a Capt on the PA introduced himself using the (Female) F/A's name... nobody noticed except her!!

oooh!

Frank Burden

Once heard on an Australian destroyer that two officers Michael Hoare and Michael Clapp shared a cabin. On the door in bold letters was 'Hoare and Clapp'.

Arm out the window

What about Dick Waddy from the RAAF?

VR-HFX

..and a friend of mine Tony Power whose intials are AC.

You guessed it, his brother is DC Power.

Thank God we don't all have parents like that...

PS:

And robert Mugabe's first President of Zimbabwe was the Rev. Canaan Banana.