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|    Carlos E.R. to All    |
|    Re: On the indignity of flying.    |
|    13 Jan 25 16:05:48    |
      XPost: comp.os.linux.misc       From: robin_listas@es.invalid              On 2025-01-12 00:54, D wrote:       > There was one saving grace... a very beautiful female flight attendant       > who let me sit next to my wife, so she could decrease my suffering.       > Before landing she shooed me away so as not to affect the balance of the       > 737 (BS!) and I said that of course I have to take my bag and coat so as       > not to "affect the balance" or else I would be afraid of the plane       > crashing.       >       > To my great surprise she smiled at my joke, and said, "well, I don't       > think it would be that serious".              I believe the reason is that, if there is an accident, they can identify       you as the person listed to be sitting on 17B.                     For the record, I love flying.              --       Cheers, Carlos.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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