RM> Subject: Last Words......

 RM> RE: BLACK BOXES

 RM>   The National Transportation Safety Board recently
 RM>  divulged they had covertly funded a project with the
 RM>  U.S. auto maker for the past five years, whereby the
 RM>  auto makers were installing black boxes in four-wheel
 RM>  drive pick-up trucks in an effort to determine, in fatal
 RM>  accidents, the circumstances in the last 15 seconds
 RM>  before the crash.
 RM>   They were surprised to find in 49 of the 50 states
 RM>  the last words of drivers in 61.2 percent of fatal
 RM>  crashes were, "Oh, Sh--!"
 RM>   Only the state of LOUISIANA was different, where 89.3
 RM>  percent of the final words were: "Hold my beer and watch this!"

This is funny. What makes it funnier is that in a genuine study of test pilots
in eveyy country that has them, "oh,Sh-- !" actually /is/ the most frequent
last comment... Your language may vary, of course.

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