MonacoMike
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- Sep 15, 2009
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- Boat Info
- 2000 Cruisers 3870
8.2 Mercs
- Engines
- 85 Sea Ray Monaco 197
260hp Alpha 1
A tourist walked into a pet store and was looking at the animals on display. While he
was there, a Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant from the local Naval Air Station walked in
and said to the shopkeeper, "I'll take a support monkey, please."
The man 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 the sergeant, saying, "That'll be
$1,000." The sergeant paid and left with the monkey.
Surprised, the tourist went to the shopkeeper and said, "That was a very expensive
monkey. Most of them are only a few hundred dollars. Why did
that one cost so much?"
The shopkeeper answered, "Ah, that's a combat support monkey, he can rig aircraft
flight controls, score 300 on the Marine Corps PT test, set up a perimeter defense and
perform the duties of air traffic controller with no mistakes. It's well worth the
money."
The tourist spotted a monkey in another cage. "That one's even more expensive--
$10,000! What does it do?" "Oh, that one is a aviation "Maintenance Supervisor"
monkey; it can instruct at all levels of maintenance, supervise maintenance at the
organizational and depot level, and even do most of the paperwork. A very useful
monkey indeed," replied the shopkeeper.
The tourist looked around a little longer and found a third monkey in a cage. The
price tag read, "$50,000". The shocked tourist exclaimed, "That one costs more than
all the others put together! What in the world could it do?"
"Well" said the shopkeeper, "I've never actually seen him do anything but sit around,
flirt with the girl monkeys, drink beer and play with himself.....
"but his papers say he's a Navy pilot!"
was there, a Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant from the local Naval Air Station walked in
and said to the shopkeeper, "I'll take a support monkey, please."
The man 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 the sergeant, saying, "That'll be
$1,000." The sergeant paid and left with the monkey.
Surprised, the tourist went to the shopkeeper and said, "That was a very expensive
monkey. Most of them are only a few hundred dollars. Why did
that one cost so much?"
The shopkeeper answered, "Ah, that's a combat support monkey, he can rig aircraft
flight controls, score 300 on the Marine Corps PT test, set up a perimeter defense and
perform the duties of air traffic controller with no mistakes. It's well worth the
money."
The tourist spotted a monkey in another cage. "That one's even more expensive--
$10,000! What does it do?" "Oh, that one is a aviation "Maintenance Supervisor"
monkey; it can instruct at all levels of maintenance, supervise maintenance at the
organizational and depot level, and even do most of the paperwork. A very useful
monkey indeed," replied the shopkeeper.
The tourist looked around a little longer and found a third monkey in a cage. The
price tag read, "$50,000". The shocked tourist exclaimed, "That one costs more than
all the others put together! What in the world could it do?"
"Well" said the shopkeeper, "I've never actually seen him do anything but sit around,
flirt with the girl monkeys, drink beer and play with himself.....
"but his papers say he's a Navy pilot!"