I thought the avitors amongst us may appreciate this:
ORIGIN OF THE WORD "AVIATOR"

This explains it all. Aviators come from a long line of a secret society, formed around one thousand years ago. They are warriors, and here is the proof! Ground pounders can read it and weep!

A little known fact is the origin of the word, "Aviator." In the
immortal words of Johnny Carson: "I didn't know that."

Phu Khen (pronounced Foo Ken) 1169-? is considered by some to be the
most under-recognized military officer in history. Many have never heard of
his contributions to modern military warfare. The mission of this secret
society is to bring honor to the name of Phu Khen.

A 'Khen' was a subordinate to a 'Khan' (pronounced 'konn') in the
military structure of the Mongol hordes. Khan is Turkish for leader. Most
know of the great Genghis Khan, but little has been written of his chain of
command.

Khen is also of Turkish origin, although there is not a word in English that adequately conveys the meaning. Roughly translated, it means, "One who will do the impossible, while appearing unprepared and complaining constantly."

Phu Khen was one of ten Khens that headed the divisions, or groups of
hordes, as they were known, of the Mongol Army serving under Genghis Khan.
His abilities came to light during the Mongols' raids on the Turkistan city
of Bohicaroo. Bohicans were fierce warriors and thecity was well fortified. The entire city was protected by huge walls and thehordes were at a standoff with the Bohicans. Bohicaroo was well-stocked and it would be difficult to wait them out. Genghis Khan assembled his Khens and ordered each of them to develop a plan for penetrating the defenses of Bohicaroo.

Operation Achieve Victory (AV) was born. All 10 divisions of Khens
submitted their plan. After reviewing AV plans 1 thru 7 and finding them all
unworkable or ridiculous, Genghis Khan was understandably upset.

It was with much perspiration that Phu Khen submitted his idea, which
came to be known as AV 8. Upon seeing AV 8, Genghis was convinced this was
the perfect plan and gave his immediate approval. The plan was beautifully
simple. Phu Khen would arm his hordes to the teeth, load them into
catapults, and hurl them over the wall. The losses were expected to be high,
but hey, hordes were cheap! Those that survived the flight would engage the
enemy in combat. Those that did not? Well, surely their flailing bodies
would cause some damage.

The plan worked and the Bohicans were defeated. From that day on,
whenever the Mongol Army encountered an insurmountable enemy, Genghis Khan would give the order, "Send some of the Phu Khen AV 8-ers."

This is believed, though not by anyone outside our secret society, to be
the true origin of the word "Aviator (AV 8-er)".

Phu Khen's AV 8-ers were understandably an unruly mob, not likely to be
socially acceptable. Many were heavy drinkers and insomniacs. But when
nothing else would do, you could always count on an AV 8-er. A Phu Khen
Aviator. Denied, perhaps rightfully so, his place in history, Phu Khen has
been, nonetheless, immortalized in prose.

As the great poet Norman Lear never once said:

"There once was a man named Phu Khen,
Whose breakfast was whiskey and gin.
When e'er he'd fly, he'd give a mighty war cry:
Bend over, here it comes again."

Consider it an honor to be a Phu Khen Aviator. Wear the mantle proudly,
but speak of it cautiously. It is not always popular to be one of us.

You hear mystical references, often hushed whispers, to 'those Phu Khen
Aviators.' Do not let these things bother you. As with any secret society,
we go largely misunderstood, prohibited by our apathy from explaining
ourselves.

You are expected to always live down to the reputation of the Phu Khen
Aviator... a reputation cultivated for centuries, undaunted by scorn or
ridicule, unhindered by progress..............


So drink up, be crude, sleep late, urinate in public, and get the job done.

When others are offended, you can revel in the knowledge that YOU are a
PHU KHEN AVIATOR!

The Fugawee (Fugawi) lost Indian tribe joke was much shorter.

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How do you know when there's an F-14 pilot in the room?

Because he'll (phu-ken) tell you.

quote Originally posted by 2birds: How do you know when there's an F-14 pilot in the room? Because he'll (phu-ken) tell you.

What's the difference between God and a pilot?

God doesn't think he's a pilot.

The average pilot, despite the somewhat swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy and caring.
These feelings just don't involve anyone else.

I was thinking of the Movie Avatar and the Big blue people

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