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Scary Things on A Plane

Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:54 PM EDT
health, airplanes, scary-things
By backroads

Photo by Paul Schultz. (License: Creative Commons Attribution)

Here's a puppy on a plane. I could slam crocodiles and snakes with that puppy, especially if no midgets have boarded.

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I leaned in the truck window this afternoon and heard the radio report that a crocodile was found loose on an Abu Dhabi plane. It wasn't the first time crocs have roamed the airy aisles. Scary.

You can't swat a crocodile with a rolled up newspaper. We're not allowed to carry guns on planes, so I don't know what I'd do if I spotted a croc lunging at me. I have some big knives and heavy clubs, but they're banned aboard. Last time I flew I noticed chainsaws are disallowed as well. Bottom line: Be afraid if you've brought likely prey on board. Leave the wildebeest at home when you fly.

One of the nurses from "ER" starred in a film I didn't see about snakes on a plane. If I had a hammer, I'd bludgeon any snake that came my inflight way, but I believe we can't have them in our carry-on bags. Lacking a hammer, I'd make do with the closest small person. Loop a belt around the neck and that pint-sized fellow can be slammed to good effect.

I don't care what's on a plane as long as it's not loose, and that includes the flu or any highly communicable malady. It's a matter of personal health. Sick people shouldn't fly, especially if they're sneezing or coughing. They're worse than snakes and crocodiles. I'd like to whack them with midgets, too.

Imagine my horror to discover an ex-girlfriend in the aisle seat one row up.

I'm terrified of spilling juice on my trousers on a plane. If you're going to spill something, you're better off if you're standing, so always stand when drinking, even on a plane.

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backroads

Carry grain in case of poultry on a plane.

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Reply#1 - Sat Aug 1, 2009 12:08 AM EDT
rickace

roads -

I was chatting up my neighbor across the road. He's a constable and always carries a pistol with him even when not on duty. He's a cool bubba from Cajun country, and he and this here Yankee hit it right off. Plows the snow for my aunt in the winter. Hates Biden and Dems in general haha. He was talking to two female county surveyors the other day when I was about to go shopping. I walked over and introduced myself and found out what they were up to. The lead woman said she was happy for Obama's stimulus because it paid her assistant's wages. I came back with something like, "that's not a name we like to hear." Ray said, "Yup, you're in Republican country." I figger the women were conservatives as well tho.

He told me a story about wanting to take his pistol and a cassette player on an airplane. No dice for the player ... could be a bomb. OK for the loaded pistol though as long as he keeps it locked in a box. He can keep the key in his pocket too. I figure the airline counts him as an enforcement asset should any bad guys try to pull a fast one.

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#1.1 - Thu Aug 6, 2009 3:35 PM EDT
backroads

rick, I could slam crocs and snakes with a Glock locked in a box.

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#1.2 - Thu Aug 6, 2009 11:12 PM EDT
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Leo Katz

backroads - I enjoyed it. More please.

  • 2 votes
Reply#2 - Thu Aug 6, 2009 11:36 PM EDT
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