I distinguish between attempts to lighten up the canned speech (and hey, maybe get people to listen to it) and cheerleading, toilet paper rolling, etc. The latter would annoy me.
I fondly remember a flight attendent on Horizon Air who warned that the lavatories were equipped with smoke detectors, and that it was a federal crime “to destroy or tamper with the flight attendents.”
Fifteen Iguana
Some of you… (and by that I mean aphrodisiac) need to lurk a little more and learn by watching others.
Attempting to depart O’Hare to Phila (early 80’s) during some nasty thunderstorms, I’m listening to the cockpit/tower on the headphones (don’t know if they do that anymore). Several flights ahead of us on the taxiway have bagged it and headed back to the terminal.
We’re given clearance for takeoff, and Mr. Pilot turns on the cabin speaker and announces that, “We’re going to go for it.” No disrespect for the man, yet it was said in one of those voices that evokes visions of someone attempting to jump 6 flaming railcars placed end to end with a Greyhound bus. Set sphincter clench on 10, Scotty-and increase barf fields.
Once airborne, with many repentant born-again believers now in the midst, we celebrated at the river, and enjoyed free booze all the way to Phila. Departure was scary as hell, and I arrived thankful for my buddy picking me up, as I was too slammed to drive. 