We precede this posting by saying that your clever Aircomplane.com™ "Spite Crew" like to think that we are brilliant and gifted enough to be above plagiarism. So if something particularly juicy and fun
come across our desk that we want to share and aren’t responsible for, our
policy is to:
1) Acknowledge that it isn’t ours,
2) Ask our bloggership if they
know who wrote it, and
3) Thank the person who sent it to us by name.
That said, we got a real kick out of the posting below. We found some other varieties online, but this was as good as any. (Of course, we also realize many people may already have seen these. If that’s the case, then just nod, smile, roll your eyes so we can't see it, and forward it to someone else. )
Our thanks to D.C.-area classic car enthusiast, Aircomplane.com fan, and all around nice guy Lou Vecchioni. Thanks for the kicks…
Why Americans Should Never
Be Allowed to Travel
The following are actual stories purported
to be provided by travel agents:
“I had someone ask for an
aisle seats so that his or her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the
window.”
“A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii on a commuter plane. After going over all the cost info, she asked, 'Would
it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?'"
“I got a call from a
woman who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the
flight and the passport information when she interrupted me with "I'm not trying
to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts." Without trying to make her feel bad,
I calmly explained, "Capecod is in Massachusetts ma'am, Capetown is in Africa." Her response? ... 'click.'”
“A man called,
furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong
with the vacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an ocean-view
room. I tried to explain that is not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the
state. He replied, "Don't lie to me. I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin
state."
“A nice lady just called. She needed to know how it was possible
that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20am and
got into Chicago
at 8:33am. I
tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois , but she could not understand the concept of time zones.
Finally I told her the plane went very fast, and she bought that!”
“A
woman called and asked, ‘Do airlines put your physical description on your bag
so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?’ I said, ‘No, why do you ask?’ She
replied, ‘Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage
that said FAT, and I'm overweight, is there any connection?’ After putting her
on hold for a minute while I ‘looked into it’ (I was actually laughing). I came
back and explained the city code for Fresno is FAT, and that the airline was
just putting a destination tag on her luggage.”
“A woman called and
said, ‘I need to fly to Pepsi-cola on one of those computer planes.’ I asked if
she meant to fly to Pensacola on one of
those commuter flights, and she said, ‘Yeah,
whatever.'"
~ There. Now isn’t this better than discussing nasty weather? (At least for now :) Feel free to submit your own here as well!
