So how are we now supposed to entertain ourselves on plane flights?

[dd74]

No liquids, no electronics. My whole life is cappuccinos and a laptop. Any idea how long these stringent rules will last?

[nostatic]

there's always masturbation

[Seahawk]

Originally posted by nostatic
there's always masturbation

Which will keep the folks next to you from getting depressed.

[Moses]

Originally posted by nostatic
there's always masturbation

Waiting for Lubemasters "Single-handed mile-high club" testimonial.

[EdT82SC]

How about mile high club with a woman you met on the plane?

[BlueSideUp]

I haven't seen any ban on electronics but I have seen that you can't bring your Starbucks coffee on the airplane any more! It apparently doesn't matter if you bought it inside security.

[Z-man]

There's always a good ol-fashioned book. Just remember, it doesn't have a 'NEXT' button on the bottom to turn the pages - you have to do that yourself!

-Z.

[arcsine]

drop acid

the brewing kettle of humanity in airports and on airplanes could be interesting to watch while tripping

[Jims5543]

I normally read a book or magazine its too much of a hassle for me to listen to when I can and cannot use electronics. I will also catch a cat nap if I get tired of reading.

Its not often I get to sit and just relax.

Oh, and if I am flying with the kids, there is no relxing. Thank god my kids are not addicted to DVD's like 90% of the kids today. They can actually entertain themselves during a 11 hour car trip without the use of a single DVD. Our last road trip our 3 y/o did just fine looking at books and playing with toys and such.

My nieces would loose their minds in about 1 hour without a DVD on.

[charleskieffner]

trying to pick up on the good looking stews is always a time waster! LOL!

[84porsche]

Originally posted by nostatic
there's always masturbation

That's a liquid. I don't think its allowed.

[Jims5543]

Anyone else notce that some airports sell Playboy and other adult mags in the magazine stands?

How well do you think it would go over if you bought one in the airport and began looking at the pictures in flight?

I mean, its for sale in the airport magazine stand which suggests to me I can buy it and look at it in flight.

LOL @ 84Porsche

[EdT82SC]

Originally posted by charleskieffner
trying to pick up on the good looking stews is always a time waster! LOL!

But picking up on passengers can be very fruitful.

On a different subject, laptops are allowed on planes. I just got off the phone with a woman I work with. She flew from L.A. to Miami last night. They let her carry on her laptop, but she had to toss her deoderant and contact lense solution she had in her carry-on bag.

[VINMAN]

Originally posted by charleskieffner
trying to pick up on the good looking stews is always a time waster! LOL!

My last couple of flights, the stews were either unfortunate looking or Queer Eye canidates.

Whatever happened to the hot, horny stewardesses of olden days??

[arcsine]

[Rikao4]

Stew's used to be hot, now.. most are Walmart material now. Read a book, simple.
Rika

[onewhippedpuppy]

What was the old saying, hookers of the skies?

[speeder]

"you ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky......"

-The Replacements

Truth of the matter is that once upon a time air travel was very glamorous and prestigous, coupled w/ much less PC times when airlines could hire stewardesses, (not "flight attendants"), based on looks and personality. They were expected to entertain the big swinging dick businessmen who could afford to fly, and a large bonus of the job was considered to be the unfettered hunting ground for a husband w/ a good job, between the passengers and flight crew. Not many dudes had their wives or GFs along, so it was like when Cheney goes "hunting" on one of those pheasant breeding ranches.

Fast forward to the present with airlines eliminating in-flight peanuts to cut costs, combined w/ the government's ham-fisted attempts to stop terrorist attacks w/o actually casting a wayward eye at young Arabs w/ one-way tickets. Working as a flight attendant has about as much appeal as sweeping up a hair salon by the looks of who is doing it; there must be a secret union of homos and the women who love them who are bogarting the profession. The thrill is definitely gone in the U.S., but Icelandic Air still has the right idea from what I gather.

[nosmo_king]

What to do on a plane?
Stare.

Hey- it works for Puddy...

The Butter Shave episode


New scene.

Elaine and Puddy on the plane.

Elaine: I can't believe we broke up like that.

Elaine starts reading, Puddy stares off into space.

Elaine: Do you want something to read?

Puddy: Nah.

Elaine: Well, are you going to take a nap or --

Puddy: Nah.

Elaine: You're just going to sit there staring at the back of a seat?

Puddy: Yeah.

Elaine tries to read but cannot concentrate.

Elaine: That's it! I cannot take this! I mean, look at this, nothing has changed. We're back together two hours, we're having the same problems we had 12 hours ago.

Puddy: Tell me about it, I don't know why I ever took you back.

Elaine: Please! I took you back. You know it, I know it, vegetable lasagna here knows it.

Vegetable Lasagna (apologetically): I don't want to get involved.

Elaine: Ugh, I hope a giant mountain rises out of the ocean and we just ram right into it and end this whole thing!

Vegetable Lasagna: Oh god.

Elaine then slams her seat back several times into the legs of the passenger seated behind her.

Passenger: Ow! Ow!!

[Moneyguy1]

Actually, it might bring back the art of conversation.