Why Not?

Why not pour iced tea during a barrel roll?

Why Not?

Why not get really intense about catching a wild turkey that was dropped from an airplane???

Wow.

Why Not?

So one of my best friends proposed to his girlfriend on an airplane over the weekend. He then thought it was a good idea to broadcast it on youtube and think people like me wouldn't secretly make fun of him. I don't believe he's a Dueling Couches reader so why not bask in the awkwardness and take your best shot.

Bridal Bouquet Brings Down Plane

I am sorry, but this is fucking hilarious...

"A romantic wedding in the Tuscan countryside ended with injuries after an attempt to launch the bride's bouquet from a plane brought down the tiny aircraft. Italian police say two people were hurt in the crash of the ultralight plane after the bridal bouquet they launched got caught in the aircraft's rear rotor. The flowers blocked the engine, bringing the plane down by a youth hostel. Police in the nearby town of Piombino said Tuesday the pilot was lightly injured in Saturday's crash, while the passenger who threw the bouquet had several broken bones. The bride and groom were not aboard the plane (FoxNews)."

What are the chances? I love this kind of shit, because people do crazy things for weddings and it is actually surprising more crazy things like this happen. Usually it is good luck to catch one of those, but with it getting caught in the engine that just can't be a good sign for this married couple...

Standing Room Flying?

"Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary wants passengers to stand on the budget airline’s flights, in a bid to pack in more people and boost profits. Passengers would pay less to huddle next to what have been described as “bar stools”, with seat belts around their waists. O’Leary has already held talks with US plane manufacturer Boeing about designing a jet with standing room. He is now hoping to get the go-ahead from the Irish Aviation Authority before ordering a new fleet. A Ryanair spokesman said: “If they approve it, we’ll be doing it.”

O’Leary got the idea from Chinese airline Spring, which put forward similar plans — estimating they could pack in up to 50 per cent more passengers and slash costs by 20 per cent (FoxNews)."

I know times are tough for airlines, but this has to be one of the stupidest things I have ever read. Standing on a place in a terrible idea, and "sitting on a bar stool" would be uncomfortable for any flight that is more then an hour or so. Anyways, there is no way this will pass. It just sounds way to dangerous....

Scary Sh*t

More on the plane scare in NYC ...

Bad Idea

"A White House official apologized Monday after a low-flying Boeing 747 spotted above the Manhattan skyline frightened workers and residents into evacuating buildings. The huge aircraft, which functions as Air Force One when the president is aboard, was taking part in a classified, government-sanctioned photo shoot, the Federal Aviation Administration said. "Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision," said Louis Caldera, director of the White House Military Office. "While federal authorities took the proper steps to notify state and local authorities in New York and New Jersey, it's clear that the mission created confusion and disruption." Witnesses reported seeing the plane circle over the Upper New York Bay near the Statue of Liberty before flying up the Hudson River. It was accompanied by two F-16s (CNN)."

Wow, people are fucking stupid. So they want to get pictures of this plane over a city. So they fly real low, and where do this? Oh you know that place where something called 9/11 happened. Honestly couldn't they have put out a public service announcement or something so that people in New York wouldn't freak out. Usually I love shitting on NY, but I totally understand them being nervous when they see a huge jet flying low near all important buildings. Sometimes it's really like people just don't think....

Why Not Fly A Plane Drunk?

Sometimes a story comes along that is just too good to be true. This is one of them...

"Alexander Cheplevsky sparked panic on flight Aeroflot 315 when he began to speak. His slurred and garbled comments ahead of a Dec. 29 flight from Moscow to New York convinced passengers that he was drunk. When he apparently switched from Russian into unintelligible English, fear turned to revolt (FoxNews)."

Now, we have read lots of stories like this. The pilot is drunk, and the news crew tells us what a horrible person he is, and so on, but this is where this story gets great.

"Flight attendants initially ignored passengers' complaints and threatened to expel them from the Boeing 767 jet unless they stopped "making trouble" (FoxNews)."

So, this guy is slurring his words, and switching languages, yet the flight attendants seem to think he is fine. It doesn't end there though. One of the flight attendants then announces to the passengers that this is...

"Not such a big deal if the pilot was drunk because the aircraft practically flew itself".

Fantastic! You have to love Russians, they do everything drunk, so nothing seems like a big deal.

"I don't think there's anyone in Russia who doesn't know what a drunk person looks like," Katya Kushner, one of the passengers, told the Moscow Times.

Awesome.

How Would You Like To Live Next To This....

-BMack