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This is Romeynshof.

This is Metrolijn A train to Vlaardingen West. The next station is Graskruid.
This is Metrolijn A train to Binnenhof. The next station is Binnenhof.

As a crowded airliner is about to take off, the peace is shattered 
by a 5-year-old boy who picks that moment to throw a wild temper 
tantrum. No matter what his frustrated, embarrassed mother does to 
try to calm him down, the boy continues to scream furiously and kick 
the seats around him. 

Suddenly, from the rear of the plane, an elderly man in the uniform 
of an Air Force General is seen slowly walking forward up the aisle. 
Stopping the flustered mother with an upraised hand, the white-haired, 
courtly, soft-spoken General leans down and, motioning toward his 
chest, whispers something into the boy's ear. 

Instantly, the boy calms down, gently takes his mother's hand, and 
quietly fastens his seat belt. All the other passengers burst into 
spontaneous applause. 

As the General slowly makes his way back to his seat, one of the cabin 
attendants touches his sleeve. "Excuse me, General," she asks quietly, 
"but could I ask you what magic words you used on that little boy?" 

The old man smiles serenely and gently confides, "I showed him my 
pilot's wings, service stars, and battle ribbons, and explained that 
they entitle me to throw one passenger out the plane door on any 
flight I choose."

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