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As a young boy back in 1965 I went with my farther to see the Pope land in New York City.

We were lucky to work our way close to the fence see the plane land.


Right on time a plane started to descend and I started jumping up and down shouting "The Pope is coming, the Pope is coming"!

My farther looked carefully at the plane and shook his head. "The Pope's not on that plane." he said.

The plane landed, and the Pope wasn't on it.


A little while later I saw another plane coming in for a landing. I started jumping up and down shouting "The Pope's coming, the Pope's coming"!

My farther looked carefully at that plane too, and shook his head. "The Pope's not on that plane." he said.


The plane landed, and The Pope wasn't on it.


A little more time passed before I saw another plane coming in for a landing. I turned to my farther, who seemed to know EVERYTHING, and asked him "Is the Pope on that plane"?

He carefully studied the plane and nodded his head, "Yes, the Pope is on that plane".

My farther is so smart! The plane landed, and the Pope got off.


Later I asked my farther how he knew that the Pope had been on that particular airplane.

He told me that the first plane that landed was an Eastern Air Lines flight, and he didn't think that the Pope would be on that one.

The second one was a Northeast Airlines flight, and he didn't think that the Pope would fly that airlines either.

"But the last plane just had to have the Pope on it." he said.

"I knew it as soon as I saw what they had painted on the tail of the plane", he said.


Can anyone figure out the answer?

Because TWA means Traveling With Angels.

You got it in one try.

Next. Did you notice anything about the 3 airlines mentioned?

I don't think I would go any farther* to see my Father... ... ...!

...and as for the Pope!... ...!

Paul... ... ....!

* http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/educat ... us-farther

Got me.

My intellect diminishes further, the farther into the night I go.

Furthermore, my father has never be farther from here.

Who is the Pope today?
Seems to me that "link" changes pretty often!
Surveillance maybe

Well, at least nowadays we know that it'll be an Alitalia flight.

Well, Webb was hot with TWA.


But no one commented on my choice of airlines which were alive and well in 1965.

"Next. Did you notice anything about the 3 airlines mentioned?"

Eastern Air Lines - RIP 1991

Northeast Airlines - RIP 1972

Trans World Airlines - RIP 2001