Signs You Chose the Wrong Airline

  • “If there’s a mechanical engineer on board, or even someone who’s mechanically inclined, please report immediately to the cockpit.”
  • Four states and a seatmate’s life story later, you realize the plane is not on I-95 just to taxi to the runway.
  • The complimentary beverage is Zima laced with horse tranquilizer.
  • “…and a special welcome to the Association of Parents with Colicky Triplets!”
  • Relaxing music for take off is Buddy Holly’s Greatest Hits.
  • Phish Air’s complimentary bong hits are soured by overwhelming stench of patchouli oil, sweat and nine-year-old Birkenstocks.
  • The pilot for your trans-Atlantic crossing? Captain Nemo.
  • “And we’d like to welcome all our friends from the Islamic Jihad soccer team…”
  • “We only have one peanut, so just suck on it for a minute and then pass it back.”
  • During her pre-flight demonstration, the flight attendant accidentally inflates her colostomy bag.
  • “In case of a water landing, that tubby guy in seat 19F will double as a flotation device.”
  • After a flock of birds slams into your window, and an attack of vertigo, you begin to think “North By Northwest Airlines” was a bad choice.
  • “Our in-flight movie this evening will be camcorder footage from my daughter Ashley’s Little League game last night.”
  • The pre-flight safety video shows a pair of lips, an ass, and the word “Goodbye” printed in twelve different languages.