# The Daily Feud: Planes, Trains and Automobiles by El\_Kabong \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 2, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592 "2008-08-02T12:02:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/81 "2008-08-03T12:15:52Z")
Yay! Still hangin’ in the bottom twenty-five! ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/82 "2008-08-03T12:26:14Z")
When you get in the Top Ten, you’ve finally been assimilated into the Straight Dope Message Borg! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/83 "2008-08-03T13:12:10Z")
I think this was my worst finish ever! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/84 "2008-08-03T13:15:05Z")
[QUOTE=ivan astikov] When you get in the Top Ten, you’ve finally been assimilated into the Straight Dope Message Borg! 🙂 [/QUOTE] I’ve made it into the Top Ten a few times, and I did again. Guess I’ve been assimilated. Don’t know if that’s good or bad, but thanks to **Dolores** and **El\_Kabong** for the game! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/85 "2008-08-03T13:27:24Z")
Yeah! 6th in my own Feud! I gotta submit more of these things. Thanks again, **Dolores** , for all your hard work, and to everyone for playing. Now that the results are up, there were a few surprises (for me at least): 1. For sheer numbers, the Boeing 737 should be top of the list, but clearly the 747 resonates more with people. Also, it’s a bit surprising that no Airbus models at all showed up, as 319s and 320s are fairly popular planes. 2. 15 votes for Lufthansa? That’s some mighty powerful brand recognition there. 3. Nobody, including me, voted for _The Train_? That’s one of my all-time favorite movies. 4. That bit about “other than the US” was not to suggest that train travel is popular there (IIRC, only about 1% of all intercity trips in the US are made by train), but just to exclude the US from the answers, to make it (one hopes) a bit more interesting. 5. See, railroads? You start naming your enterprises with cryptic monikers like CSX, or unwieldy ones like Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and no one remembers who the hell you are. 6. Bit of a ‘conch’ there, along with #1. 7. I was curious how that one was going to turn out. I guess it’s not surprising that ‘tank’ got a bunch of votes. Everybody would like a crack at driving a tank someday, right? 8. I would have bet money that Toyotas were gonna come up more generic than Hondas, but the people have spoken, and I was wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/86 "2008-08-03T13:33:20Z")
[QUOTE=El\_Kabong] Yeah! 6th in my own Feud!. [/QUOTE] Joint 6th, thank you very much 😃 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/87 "2008-08-03T13:35:47Z")
[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] Joint 6th, thank you very much 😃 [/QUOTE] Yeah! Half 6th in my own Feud! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/88 "2008-08-03T19:22:06Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. For sheer numbers, the Boeing 737 should be top of the list, but clearly the 747 resonates more with people. Also, it’s a bit surprising that no Airbus models at all showed up, as 319s and 320s are fairly popular planes. The 747 offers the new conch class service. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/89 "2008-08-03T20:23:44Z")
My highest score ever, woot! Thanks for a fun (and accessible!) topic **El\_Kabong** and many thanks to **Dolores** for doing this for us all. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/90 "2008-08-03T20:25:47Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] The 747 offers the new conch class service. [/QUOTE] Yes. But only on Pan-Am flights. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/91 "2008-08-03T20:27:56Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Yes. But only on Pan-Am flights. [/QUOTE] Not Air Jamaica? ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/92 "2008-08-03T20:36:19Z")
I chose Pan-Am for two reasons. One it’s airline that Rickenbacker was involved in. And even though no one **else** mentioned him as an aviator he has been on my mind. The other reason is that Pan-Am is out of business, making that Conch Class seating a little difficult to book. 😉 Air Jamaica flights having Conch Class seating just would be too possible. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/93 "2008-08-03T22:57:05Z")
Very fun feud! ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/94 "2008-08-03T23:54:52Z")
#4! My best feud score ever! Either you guys are starting to think like me, or I’m starting to think like you. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/95 "2008-08-03T23:58:10Z")
Yet again I seem to be in the bottom ten… what is it with people! I really need to start my world domination plan ahead of time… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592/96 "2008-08-04T20:55:14Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] I chose Pan-Am for two reasons. One it’s airline that Rickenbacker was involved in. And even though no one **else** mentioned him as an aviator he has been on my mind. The other reason is that Pan-Am is out of business, making that Conch Class seating a little difficult to book. 😉 Air Jamaica flights having Conch Class seating just would be too possible. [/QUOTE] It would also be appropriate for Pan Am, which was founded as a seaplane service from Key West (a.k.a. the [Conch Republic).](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conch_Republic) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-planes-trains-and-automobiles-by-el_kabong-closed/458592.md?page=4)