Being airborne approximately thirty minutes on an outbound evening flight from Dublin the lead flight attendant nervously made the following announcement in her lovely Irish brogue:
“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m so very sorry, but it appears that there has
been a terrible mix-up… one minute prior to take-off, by our catering
service… , I don’t know how this has happened, but we have 103 passengers
on board, and… , unfortunately, we received only 40 dinner meals… I
truly apologize for this mistake and inconvenience. “
When passengers’ muttering had died down, she continued… , “Anyone who is
kind enough to give up their meal so that someone else can eat, will
receive free, unlimited drinks for the duration of our 4 hour flight. “
Her next announcement came about 2 hours later… “If anyone would like to
change their minds, we still have 40 dinners available. “
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