Last fall i picked my 9 year old Seth up from school on a Friday. We went to the airport to catch a flight.
When we got on the plane he pulled the tablet out of his his backpack and started watching videos on the Falcons. The guy next to is was on his laptop and he leaned over and told Seth
“Hey do you know im the smartest Cowboys fan on the planet? I’ve created a program that uses tons of different data sets and analyzes them to help Dallas win the Super Bowl. I’m actually on my way to Dallas right now for a job interview with the Cowboys. They’re really impressed by the work I’ve put in and feel confident my expertise will deliver them a title”
We both congratulated him on his interview and went about our business
Like 30 minutes later the guy leaned back over and said " hey you know the 2 guys sitting up in front of the plane are Tom Brady and Roger Goodell. That’s crazy"
Seth and i were pretty stoked to see them. Super cool
But with only about 30 minutes to go in the flight things took a turn when the pilot came on the intercom and told us that we had lost an engine and that the plane was going down. Even worse he said that there was only 4 parachutes for the 5 people on the plane
Brady came back and looked at us and said " im sorry guys but I’m the most popular football player ever. I have to survive or millions will be distraught.". He then grabbed a parachute and jumped out of the plane
Goodell looked at the 3 of us that were left and said " guys i have to survive. I run the most important sport in the country. If i die the season could be lost as it’s too late for anyone else to get caught up and hundreds of millions will be devastated". He then grabbed a parachute and jumped.
Now i was terrified. Right as i was about to say something the Cowboys fan grabbed a parachute and said
“Im so sorry guys. But I’m the smartest al Cowboys fan on the planet. What I’ve desogned is going to revolutionize the sport and allow my team. Americas tram. To dominate and win countless Super Bowls. I have to survive or tens of millions of Dallas fans will be destroyed”. He then jumped from the plane
I didn’t know what to do. I looked at my boy. My son. Knowing that the only answer was for me to go down with the plane so he could live. I looked at him with tears in my eyes
“Seth i want you to know I…”
Seth stopped me.
“Daddy its going to be ok. We are going to be fine.”
I was lost. He clearly didn’t understand what had just happened
Then he said
“Its going to be all right. Because the smartest Cowboys fan on the planet just jumped out of the plane with my school bag”
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