Friday, March 10, 2006
FAA Sues God
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| God not qualified co-pilot, feds claim |
"These guys have been making a mint off of those 'God Is My Co-Pilot' licence plates, but none of those guys is actually a licenced pilot. Pilot is a regulated professional term, like engineer or doctor. You can't just use it because you feel like it," said FAA legal counsel Henry Shapiro.
Shapiro noted previous efforts to get the Holy Trinity to complete their pilot training had been ignored.
"Are any of these guys licenced? No. Have they submitted their log-books? No. Have they flown the required number of training hours with a qualified instructor? No. I don't care if someone thinks they're all knowing. Unless they complete the requirements set out in regulation, they cannot call themselves pilots."
Shapiro went on to question Jesus Ben-David's suitability to become a pilot.
"From what I know about ancient Middle Eastern lifestyles, these guys drank wine like it was water. Allegedly, this guy was half-cut the day he was arrested. Arrested, mind you! This guy probably couldn't clear customs, much less get a pilot's licence."
The FAA is citing as precedent a 1977 East Indian case in which India's College of Physician and Surgeon's successfully sued Siddharta Gautma Buddha for unauthorized use of the title "The Great Physician."
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posted by Mentok @ 3:21 p.m.,
1 Comments:
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At 7:35 a.m.,
A. B. Chairiet said...
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Oh Baloney!
God doesn't need a plane. He can be anywhere at anytime! The Ghost too, I imagine. And Jesus, he could fly a plane if he wanted to! He's just too cool for all that. ;)
Anyways, you know what this post made me thing of?
Do you remember the episode of The Simpsons where they're watching the movie Alive?
"No thanks to the plane, many of us are still...ALIVE.
"We sure are."
"Hmm. Pass me another hunk of co-pilot."
Ah, silliness. :)
Happy Saturday,
~ Ash
