A recruit in Navy boot camp got on the wrong side of our company commander and was ordered to do push-ups. As he neared triple digits, an airliner flew overhead. “I bet you wish you were on that plane, don’tcha?” sneered the CC.

“No, sir,” said the unlucky recruit.

“Why wouldn’t you want to be on that plane?”

“Because,” the recruit grunted between push-ups, “that plane’s landing. I want to be on one that’s leaving.”
— Gene Damron