The Irish never hesitate to come to the aid of their fellow man (air
passengers in this case).
Shortly after take-off on an outbound, evening Aer Lingus flight from
Dublin to Boston, 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 we have 103 passengers on board, and unfortunately, we
received only 40 dinner meals. I truly apologize for this mistake and
inconvenience."*
When the muttering of the passengers had died down, she continued,
*"Anyone who is kind enough to give up their meal so that someone else can
eat, will receive free and unlimited drinks for the duration of our 7-hour
flight.”*
Her next announcement came about 2 hours later
*"If anyone is hungry, we still have 40 dinners available."*
