<Funny Story Competition> The Smartest Person

This funny travel story was submitted as part of the Funny Travel Stories competition on Hotels.ng. Read below and enjoy!

A pilot, Michael Jordan, Bill Gates, the Pope, and me were all in a plane together traveling through stormy conditions. Suddenly, the pilot came running back to the passengers and announced that lightning had hit the plane, and we were going to crash in a matter of minutes. “There are only enough parachutes for four of the five of us,” he announced. “Since I’m the pilot, I get one!” After saying this, the pilot grabbed a parachute and jumped out of the plane. “I’m the world’s greatest athlete,” proclaimed Michael Jordan. “This world needs great athletes, so I must live.” Michael Jordan then grabbed a parachute and leaped out of the plane. “I’m the smartest man in the world,” bragged Bill Gates. “The world needs smart men, so I must also live!” Bill Gates grabbed a parachute and jumped out of the plane.

At this point, the Pope began to speak. “I have lived a long life compared to you, and you may take the last parachute. I will go down with the plane”. So I replied “You don’t have to stay in the plane! The world’s smartest man jumped out of the plane with my backpack.”

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