I first heard that joke sixty years ago.
IRISH AIRLINES.
After being airborne approximately thirty minutes on an outbound evening Air Lingus
flight from Dublin, the lead flight attendant nervously made the following painful
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 by our catering service. I don’t know how this has happened, but
they did not deliver our meals until one minute prior to take-off. 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.