Kind of long , I'll try to make it quick .
A plane was traveling across the country , when suddenly , the co-pilot tells the captain , the # 3 engine is on fire . Captain say's to extinguish the fire and he'll notify the passengers to quell their fears . He gets on the radio , and tells the passengers what happened , and all is well , but it will cause about a 30 minute delay in their arrival time .
A little while later , the co-pilot tells the captain , the #2 engine catches fire . The captain tells the co-pilot to extinguish the fire while he informs the passengers . He tells everyone about the fire and all is well , but it will delay their arrival time for about an hour and 15 minutes .
About an hour later , the co-pilot again tells the captain , the #1 engine is on fire . Again the captain tells the co-pilot to extinguish the fire while he informs the passengers . Attention all , we seem to have lost the #1 engine due to another fire , but don't worry , we are perfectly able to safely make it to our destination . But it will delay our arrival time for about 2 hour and 30 mins . Thank you .
Sitting at the back of the plane is a couple of foreigners , one foreigner looks at the other one and say's , geez , if that 4th engine goes out , we'll be up here all day !