A fellow walked into a pet store and was looking at the animals on
display.
While he was there, a Master Sergeant from the local Air Force Base
walked in and said to the shopkeeper, "I'd like a line-service monkey,
please."
The clerk nodded, went to a cage at the side of the store and took out a
monkey. He put a collar and leash on the animal and handed it to the
Chief,
"That'll be $1,000.00" The Sergeant paid and left with the monkey.
Surprised, the fellow went to the shopkeeper and said, "That was a very
expensive monkey. Most of them here are only a few hundred dollars. Why
did that one cost so much?"
The shopkeeper answered, "Ah -- that was a line-service monkey. He can
park, fuel, and service all Air Force aircraft, conduct all required
ground ops testing, rig aircraft flight controls, and all with zero mistakes.
He's well worth the money."
With his interest peaked, the fellow looked around and spotted a monkey
in another cage with a $10,000.00 price tag. "That one's really expensive!
What can it do?"
"Oh, that one is a maintenance supervisor monkey. He can instruct at all
levels of aircraft maintenance, supervise all corrective and preventive
maintenance programs, supervise a crew of maintainers, and even do most
of the paperwork. A very useful monkey indeed," replied the shopkeeper.
The guy looked around a little more and found another monkey in a cage at
the back of the store. The price tag read, $50,000.00. "Holy ****!
What does this one do?"
"Well, the shopkeeper said, I've never actually seen him do anything but
drink beer, play with the girl monkeys, and scratch his butt,
but his papers say he's a pilot."