# "Are you saying I could be stuck in Wichita?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 26, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720 "2014-11-26T23:20:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/1 "2014-11-26T23:20:07Z")
“I’m saying you **are** stuck in Wichita.” Time once again for **Planes, Trains and Automobiles**! Admission is one shower curtain ring. ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/2 "2014-11-26T23:54:34Z")
“She’s short and skinny, but she’s _strong._ Her first baby … come out sideways. She didn’t scream or nothin’.” ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/3 "2014-11-27T00:20:51Z")
Those aren’t pillows!!! ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/4 "2014-11-27T05:27:08Z")
I thought this was going to be about the flight from Wichita to Chicago that had to turn back and make an emergency landing, leaving the passengers stuck in Wichita. Which has inspired a few P,T&A jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/5 "2014-11-27T05:36:37Z")
I admit to thinking about that scene every time I try and take off my jacket while driving. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/6 "2014-11-27T07:16:47Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > I thought this was going to be about the flight from Wichita to Chicago that had to turn back and make an emergency landing, leaving the passengers stuck in Wichita. Really? That’s priceless. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/7 "2014-11-27T07:20:38Z")
He says we’re going the wrong way. How would he know where we’re going? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/8 "2014-11-27T11:42:32Z")
Beats being stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/9 "2014-11-27T11:47:33Z")
By the way, you know, when you’re telling these little stories? Here’s a good idea - HAVE A POINT! It makes it _so_ much more interesting for the listener! ---
**Author:** ![kirk1168](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@kirk1168](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirk1168)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/10 "2014-11-27T14:56:42Z")
I want a f **_ing car. Right. F_ing. Now.** ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/11 "2014-11-27T15:24:47Z")
> [@kirk1168](#): > > I want a f **_ing car. Right. F_ing. Now.** You’re f\*\*\*ed. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/12 "2014-11-27T15:33:14Z")
[And now for a brief musical interlude.](http://youtu.be/zQjKFXA4QPA) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/13 "2014-11-27T16:04:08Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Beats being stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again. I was stuck in Lodi again last year. For those unfamiliar with CA geography, Lodi is small farming town (or was a farming town) in the Central Valley not too far from Sacramento. It’s nobody’s destination, but some very good Zinfandels are made from grapes grown there. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/14 "2014-11-27T16:10:57Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > Really? That’s priceless. [Yes](http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Wichita-Chicago-flight-returns-for-emergency-landing-284052771.html), but they were only stuck for a few hours. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/15 "2014-11-27T17:14:05Z")
Eh, they can buff that out no problem! ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/16 "2014-11-27T17:22:10Z")
Oddly, the radio works fine. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/17 "2014-11-27T17:23:15Z")
What do you figure the temperature is? ---
**Author:** ![happycamper\_5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cab0a1/32.png) [@happycamper\_5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happycamper_5)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/18 "2014-11-27T19:45:16Z")
One. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/19 "2014-11-27T20:32:55Z")
Her first baby came out sideways, she didn’t scream or nothin’. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-saying-i-could-be-stuck-in-wichita/705720/20 "2014-11-28T01:58:51Z")
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