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Originally posted by Formerly Steve Wilkinson
The basic elements of an urban legend invariably are that it never happened to the person recounting it, only to "a friend," "a relative" or, most frequently, "A friend of a friend." And that the friend or relative is of some assumedly admirable occupation--a priest, an airline pilot, a cop, a college professor, a judge. Nobody ever quotes a hooker, bartender, drug dealer, care salesman, magazine writer...
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Admirable occupation and airline pilot in the same sentence...Interesting! Speaking as an active airline pilot..."There ain't nothing admirable about being gone from your family and working for a company on the brink of bankruptcy. Unless you really like flight attendants and free pens (ill gotten booty from Delta hotels). Perhaps it should have been included in the last sentence along with hooker, drug dealer, etc...
