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A flight was en route to Los Angeles when its captain announced via the speakers: "I'm sorry to inform all of you that one of the flight's engines has stopped functioning. This is no cause for concern because we have three more engines. However, the flight will just be delayed by an hour."

A short while later, comes a second announcement: "I'm terribly sorry, but a second engine on this plane has stopped functioning. There is no danger; this plane can fly quite normally on two engines. However, this flight will now be delayed for two hours."

After about twenty minutes, there's a third announcement: "I'm afraid that the third engine has stopped functioning as well, but we have one more engine functioning well. The flight will just be delayed for just a bit longer."

A blonde passenger at the back of the flight turns to another passenger and says angrily, "I hope that last engine doesn't stop functioning! We'll be stuck here all day!"
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