"Ladies and gentlemen, this your captain speaking. Due to a problem with one of our engines, we will be approximately 30 minutes late reaching our destination."
[LATER:]
"Ladies and gentlemen, this your captain speaking. I'm afraid a second engine has developed a problem, so will now be about an hour late reaching our destination."
[LATER:]
"Ladies and gentlemen, this your captain once again. I'm afraid a *third* engine has now stalled, so will now be a full 2 hours late reaching our destination."
"Boy... If that last engine goes, we could be up here all night!"
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[LATER:]
"Ladies and gentlemen, this your captain speaking. I'm afraid a second engine has developed a problem, so will now be about an hour late reaching our destination."
[LATER:]
"Ladies and gentlemen, this your captain once again. I'm afraid a *third* engine has now stalled, so will now be a full 2 hours late reaching our destination."
"Boy... If that last engine goes, we could be up here all night!"