# Awkward situations on an airplane **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-situations-on-an-airplane/348775 "2006-03-17T16:56:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-situations-on-an-airplane/348775/61 "2006-03-20T21:44:15Z")
Well, all I can say is that you are a much more tolerant and probably better person than I am, because I would have made a _fuss_ about that. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-situations-on-an-airplane/348775/62 "2006-03-20T22:27:16Z")
> [@1920s Style "Death Ray"](#): > > She did this a couple of times and it soon became apparant that there was a problem with the number of people on board. I rolled my eyes a bit and thought “christ, some idiot hasn’t turned up or somethin :rolleyes:.” Something like this happened to me too, and it sucked because I was all settled in at the window and had to make people move. For whatever reason I thought my flight was all set with whatever I had done at the beginning, and as you say they had taken the boarding pass no problem. > [@Motorgirl](#): > > Wow. I can’t believe you all talk to people on airplanes. I don’t even make eye contact with my seatmates if I can help it. Ditto. My worst experience was the day after a final party for the school year, at which I had drunk more than my share of gin, straight up on an empty stomach. I was sick when I got on the plane (dry heaving by this point) and sat next to a sweet family who were concerned by and I’m sure also put off by my state. OK, fine, just get through it. And change planes, only to end up sitting next to the same sweet family on the next leg. :o ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-situations-on-an-airplane/348775/63 "2006-03-21T00:02:36Z")
Snakes would be pretty awkward. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-situations-on-an-airplane/348775/64 "2006-03-21T00:29:24Z")
> [@DirkGntly](#): > > …by grabbing the armrests on my seat and proclaiming, loudly, “Ohmygod! I’ve never seen the wings do THAT before…!!!” Why do I get the image of “Johnny” in _Airplane!_, laughing with evil glee after turning out the runway lights for a couple of seconds? Even more amazing that read this far into an air travel thread without thinking of that film. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-situations-on-an-airplane/348775/65 "2006-03-21T00:33:47Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > My take on that was, because he was a bishop he assumed the airline would advise him of any problems. Since he is of course a VIP and all that. I may be reading wrong but that’s what I got out of it. Well, in the event of severe turbulence or actual pending disaster, there could be fellow Catholics on board who needed some rite performed, such as absolution, extreme unction, or what have you. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-situations-on-an-airplane/348775/66 "2006-03-21T02:25:27Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > And just which model of airplane has 45 degrees of flaps, sir? Or does the pilot exaggerate just a wee bit? The AT6 Texan has 45 degrees of flaps, I’m sure there are others. > [@](#): > > They did nothing whatever to interfere with him banging the drink tray up and down, for instance. I hope they put something underneath him to protect the seats from poop, but I only looked long enough to get one good eyeful and then queasily averted my eyes, so I didn’t see what sanitary arrangements they made. They may have been practiced at it enough to be confident in changing him with no mess. It’s easy enough to do with a baby and runny baby poo, don’t about a teenager with big gloopy teenage poo though. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-situations-on-an-airplane/348775/67 "2006-03-21T14:27:58Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Snakes would be pretty awkward. That’s just too funny. Bravo! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-situations-on-an-airplane/348775.md?page=3)