"I write jokes for a living, I sit at my hotel at night, I think of something that’s funny, then I go get a pen and I write it down. Or if the pen is too far away, I have to convince myself that ...
"Oh stewardess? I speak jive," may be the most memorable line in Airplane, a comedy classic packed with jokes. Here's the story of a joke that may not fly today. But first some background ...