Humor Files - microsnot

A helicopter was flying around above Seattle yesterday when an electrical 
malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and 
communications equipment.  Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not 
determine the helicopter's position and course to steer to the airport.

The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, drew a handwritten 
sign, and held it in the helicopter's window.  The pilot's sign said "WHERE 
AM I?" in large letters.

People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large 
sign, and held it in a building window.  Their sign said "YOU ARE IN A 
HELICOPTER."

The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer 
to SEATAC airport, and landed safely.

After they were on the ground, the co-pilot asked the pilot how the "YOU ARE 
IN A HELICOPTER" sign helped determine their position.

The pilot responded "I knew that had to be the MICROSOFT building because, 
similar to their help-lines, they gave me a technically correct but 
completely useless answer."

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