It seems like my strategic management class has inspired me to think outside of the box a lot lately — probably way too far out of the box, and in the wrong direction, but thinking in general is good, right?
Anyway, during each class session we have a discussion about the strategic issues in a case study covering a particular industry or company. Last night’s case was on the airline industry in 2002 and Delta’s options for dealing with the threat of low-cost carriers like JetBlue or AirTran. Before the case discussion, our instructor said she was going to tell a joke about airplanes. It must have been a short joke, or my hearing problems may have come back, but I missed it.
That did happen to remind me of a joke about airplanes, though. I heard this joke from a psychologist who specialized in the psychology of women (a very beneficial thing to know, I’ve found), and it goes something like this:
A women’s studies professor is boarding an airplane on her way to a women’s studies conference. After she finds her seat and gets situated, the captain comes on the loudspeaker to introduce the flight crew.
“This is your captain for today’s flight. My name is Sally Smith. Your co-pilot today is Jenny Johnson. Your navigator is Missy Matthews.”
The women’s studies professor is amazed to find that the entire flight crew were women. She stopped the stewardess and asked if she could go to the cockpit to meet this all-woman crew. The stewardess chuckled and responded, “Oh, I’m sorry. We don’t call it the cock-pit anymore.”
Yup, that’s women studies humor for you. I was feeling almost ornery enough in class last night to raise my hand and ask if I could tell a real joke about airplanes. In retrospect, my impulse control won out last night. Too bad that didn’t hold true tonight.
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