Reportedly true, I know the controller, and can believe it:

ATC:	"Delta 23, cross Gainesville at and maintain flight level two seven zero."
Delta23:	"Delta 23, roger."
	(three minutes later, Delta 23 is five miles from GNV, still at FL 350)
ATC:	"Delta 23, did you copy the crossing restriction, Gainesville at flight level two seven zero?"
Delta23:	"uhhh..... Jax... we're gonna miss that, my first officer took that clearance"
ATC:	"Delta 23, do you think you could borrow his notes?"

I know this one is true, I was the controller:

ATC:	"Critter 127, maintain flight level two niner zero, traffic twelve o'clock, niner miles, opposite direction at flight level two eight zero, King Air."
Critter:	"Critter 127, roger."
ATC:	"Critter, correction, your traffic at flight level two eight zero is a Beech Starship."
Critter:	"Critter, roger, we have the backwards King Air in sight."

[for the unfamiliar, a Starship is an aircraft with "pusher" engines, and a canard wing]

-- RbnHood@aol.com

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