3 parachutes

A minister, a lawyer, and a boy scout are the only passengers on a small plane that develops engine problems.

The pilot emerges from the cockpit and announces, "Real problems; going down' can't possibly land. We must bail out! But we only have 3 parachutes!"

He reaches into the back of the plane and grabs one of the 3 chutes, announcing, "I'm a married man with 3 kids to support, so I must save myself." Out he bails.

The lawyer then yells, "I have the greatest mind on earth, and the world can't afford to lose my great intellect." He struggles into the back and grabs for a chute. Out he goes.

The elder minister smiles at the boy scout, "Son, I've lived much of my life already, so why don't you....."

"Nothing to worry about, Reverend," interrupts the scout, "the Greatest Mind on Earth just bailed out wearing my backpack!"