I am Birddog wrote::
ATC -"you got plenty of room to go behind him should you choose to"
Me -"are both his engines started?"
ATC -"I assume so....he's taking taking off right after this"
Me-

You know he may have been cracking a joke at you in the first place for asking such a question. (I hope anyway)

invertedattitude wrote: You know he may have been cracking a joke at you in the first place for asking such a question. (I hope anyway)

I painfully suspect so...it was a welcomed remark. Comedic timing is a rare thing.

On the subject of comedic timing and stuck mics, there may or may not have been an incident recently regarding a controller singing a little bit of Tom Jones, to which after the realization of the stuck mic, a pilot on frequency promptly completed the verse.

Needless to say headset was replaced

I love Tom Jones. I grew up listening to him and I know every verse to every song...yup I sure do love Tommy Jeh