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[turnip]

The thing I like best about the airport, other than the time/resource-sucking futility of it all, is the moment our plane wheels into the gate and hovers at the door for 5-10 minutes. We all half-stand half-crouch over our seats, arms outstretched in a useless attempt to touch baggage in overhead compartments. It's like Yoga. It's probably the one

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[mittenstone]

I "love" the new Delta safety video with the flight attendant who wags her finger at you for being naughty.

[turnip]

is she the one who uses euphemisms for terrible ways to die?
"a sudden change in cabin pressure" instead of "the plane ripping apart in mid-air?"

[potatohead]

I can honestly say those 5-10 minutes of half standing in the airplane at the gate are on the top ten list of things I hate. It's so uncomfortable, people are like, dropping bags on your head and turning on their cell phones and calling everyone, talking too loudly and it's just this AWFUL cacophony of noise.

[turnip]

What I hate the most is close proximity to rude strangers. I'll try to smile and stare at the foor and slowly shrink into nonexistence (this worked great in Japan!) but a lot of people don't. Have respect, you fuckin cattle!

[kita]

I kinda like those 10 minutes. I love looking around at everyone while they stand around trying not to make eye contact.

[turnip]

Yeah people hate eye contact when they're all two inches away from each other. It's like the closer you get to someone, the more they have to ignore you. Like that Morrissey song.

My baggage

[innershe]

I like those moments because then the whole flight can see that I am the mother of the screaming child that added to their glorious experience. Not to mention the "moment" I get to have with the creepy guy across the aisle, who is now winking at me because he accidentally caught a glimpse of my breast while I was frantically trying to nurse said screaming child. Namaste.

Re: My baggage

[turnip]

When I hear a screaming kid behind me on the plane, I don't turn around to look, because I seeeeee the unnecessary looks of recrimination from other people and wtf, how is that supposed to help?

if the kid's like 8, then yeah, I'll turn around and look. But if it's a baby, come on ya'll.