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On a small charter plane flying across the country sat a devout clergyman, a hippie drifter and the smartest man on Earth. They all were enjoying eachother's company when the pilot and co-pilot suddenly ran out of the cockpit yelling that the plan was going down. As they opened the hatch and jumped the pilot called out, "There are parachutes under your seats, bail out!"
Left alone in a doomed aircraft the three grabbed the parachutes, but one was damaged. The smartest man on Earth said, "The world cannot be left without the knowledge I can bring!" He grabbed one of the good parachutes, quickly put it on and jumped out of the plane.
The clergyman looked at the drifter and said, "You take the last parachute, my son. I have always loved and served the Lord and I know where I will be after this plane crashes." The drifter looked at the clergyman and said, "Thanks man, but you don't have to die for me. The smartest man on Earth just took my backpack."
Left alone in a doomed aircraft the three grabbed the parachutes, but one was damaged. The smartest man on Earth said, "The world cannot be left without the knowledge I can bring!" He grabbed one of the good parachutes, quickly put it on and jumped out of the plane.
The clergyman looked at the drifter and said, "You take the last parachute, my son. I have always loved and served the Lord and I know where I will be after this plane crashes." The drifter looked at the clergyman and said, "Thanks man, but you don't have to die for me. The smartest man on Earth just took my backpack."
The way I've heard it before, though, was with a kid, a lifeguard, a football coach, and Bill Clinton. Can you guess which one jumped out with the kid's backpack? 
