* * * * * It was a cheap joke 31 years ago … As Bunny and I were watching “Airplane II: The Sequel [1],” I remarked that I couldn't figure out if I was dismayed or thrilled at just how topical the jokes were in a 31 year old film. Was it the Middle Eastern terrorists wandering around the airport, the “naked full-body scanners [2]” or the priest reading “Altar Boy” magazine (all within the first twenty minutes)? I just don't know … [1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083530/ [2] http://whatculture.com/film/10-movies-that-predicted-the-future.php/2 Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org .