annabanana
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Mon Aug-14-06 06:14 AM
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Get the hoi-polloi OFF the planes. |
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The riff-raff are entirely too mobile in this country. It makes them very very hard to control.
Clearly, the shoes-off "wanding" isn't humiliating enough to keep them home. The nail-clipper ban was a good idea, but people just don't suffer enough, being deprived of these devices for a few hours.
The "no water" directive is VERY good, considering that we can confine them for hours, without any explanation on the planes, on the hot tarmac. This ought to keep the grannies and the sickos out of the air. It's very physically demanding.
Now for the women. I lo-o-ove that the make-up is being confiscated. Also the lotion. By the time these floozies get to their destination they ought to look like they just spent 4 hours at the gym. And their skin will be all scaly without lotion available. This is a good humiliation technique. Can we get "post-flight" photographs as they deplane?. . . You know, for Security reasons.
On the news this morning I saw the ne plus ultra in pre-flight humiliation! This is just so exciting. Make them submit to big, public, lie detector tests!!
We, of course, are exempt from all this folderol. Private planes and "preferred client" status will preserve our dignity and keep us off the stupid lines.
Finally! Flying will once again be the purview of the elite, like it was in the beginning. We will get the great cuisine back, and the stews will once again cater to our every need and desire.
Won't that be nice.
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Mon Aug-14-06 06:20 AM
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great cuisine back,
Airplanes and GREAT CRUISINE have never gone together :rofl:
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Mon Aug-14-06 06:23 AM
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2. you must have never traveled prior to the 80's |
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when first class airline food was indeed...First Class. And even now...on overseas runs the first class cabin eats VERY well. Too bad the cuisine on most flights has been reduced to a snack (something like 8 peanuts or two cookies) and a sip of soda or juice...
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Mon Aug-14-06 06:40 AM
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3. My wife and I take maybe 1 trip a year and |
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because of my bad back, we take that one trip in first class. The food is actually pretty good, and I have to admit, it is nice getting on and off quickly, being able to have a drink as soon as we are seated, and the warm towels add a nice touch, too.
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Mon Aug-14-06 06:42 AM
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4. Judging by the ribbon the gentleman traveled in the sixties |
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Edited on Mon Aug-14-06 06:44 AM by acmejack
Of course the fare on those flights wasn't very special either.
edit Travel to exotic Southeast Asian locales to meet exciting new people...
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Mon Aug-14-06 06:45 AM
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5. well, I would prefer to judge by the comment |
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Edited on Mon Aug-14-06 06:47 AM by ProdigalJunkMail
rather than the service ribbon...and besides...I don't think the flights he would have been on would have been considered First Class... ;-)
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OnEdit : at least not for THAT ribbon...
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Mon Aug-14-06 07:04 AM
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8. Actually, it wasn't too bad, all things considered... |
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I flew over on TWA and returned on Northwest Orient, and the food was plentiful and palatable, made more so by the ever-attentive crew of flight attendants (stewards and stewardesses in those days).
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Mon Aug-14-06 07:14 AM
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10. sweet...my pops was stuck on a transport... |
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guess being an officer didn't necessarily have the perks he thouhgt... ;-)
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Mon Aug-14-06 07:45 AM
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13. Many of us enjoyed the ocean cruise route. |
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Surly crew members, nonexistent cabin service, nonexistent cabins for that matter...
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Mon Aug-14-06 10:00 AM
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19. the shit they served on flying tiger airlines |
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with hardly any idea of what waited ahead
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Mon Aug-14-06 07:00 AM
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It is 'hoi polloi' not 'the hoi polloi'. The 'the' is redundant. Carry on.
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Mon Aug-14-06 07:03 AM
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7. Are we related? My family rails against those who would offer more |
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"au jus" to go with the prime rib.
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Mon Aug-14-06 07:05 AM
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9. My dad suffered idiocy poorly |
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obviously I was a frequent disappointment.
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Mon Aug-14-06 07:16 AM
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11. So you're not from The Ukraine? Hee. |
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Mon Aug-14-06 10:48 AM
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25. perhaps you would like a panini sandwich |
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or today's soup du jour? ;-)
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annabanana
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Mon Aug-14-06 08:25 AM
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Great grandmama would be appalled!
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Mon Aug-14-06 10:06 AM
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21. Sorry, but you are not correct. |
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As stated by Garbl's Editorial Style Manual -- Use "the hoi polloi" to refer to "the common people," though it is considered patronizing and contemptuous.
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Mon Aug-14-06 07:34 AM
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12. That's an interesting theory, but if they really wanted hoi polloi off the |
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planes, wouldn't they just raise prices?
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Mon Aug-14-06 09:53 AM
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17. If I'm not mistaken, "hoi-polloi" would refer to the wealthy - |
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not the "riff-raff".
Just sayin'........................:blush:
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Mon Aug-14-06 10:00 AM
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Greek, literally, "the many"
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Mon Aug-14-06 10:23 AM
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Well....there's a life-long misunderstanding cleared up.
You are correct, sir.
And I appreciate it!
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Mon Aug-14-06 10:40 AM
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23. OK, now I'm confused, I thought the OP was trying to make a point about |
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keeping the riff raff off of planes or something.
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Mon Aug-14-06 11:52 AM
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27. "Hoi Polloi" is Greek for "The Many" ie The Commoners |
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Mon Aug-14-06 11:55 AM
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28. you're thinking of "hoity-toity" nt |
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Mon Aug-14-06 07:46 AM
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14. I would have loved to have been in the room when... |
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some asshats were sitting around at DHS discussing whether somebody could blow up a plane with mascara but not with lipstick :silly:
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Mon Aug-14-06 08:30 AM
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16. Good, get the 'Elite' off of the Airlines |
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then, since they will not have anything worth protecting, they won't need to 'protect' us.
Good riddance.
Now, I hope I haven't played into the hands of the 'New World Order' again. :evilgrin:
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Mon Aug-14-06 09:59 AM
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18. Not Wearing Makeup Is *Such* The Hardship ... Since I Never Wear It Anyway |
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I get the being pissed about no water. I don't get the boo-hooing about makeup. For crying out loud, women aren't so hideous that they must have protective spackle on before they can be viewed by the public!
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Mon Aug-14-06 10:46 AM
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24. The Hoi Polloi isn't the problem. The snakes are. :) (n/t) |
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Mon Aug-14-06 11:43 AM
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26. And what section were the 9/11 terrorists in? First class, of course. |
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That's how actor James Woods spotted and reported on the 9/11 terrorists taking a trial run a month or so before the attacks. The report was ignored.
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Mon Aug-14-06 08:24 PM
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29. Why does First Class hate America? n/t |
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