# The Flying Morons - another plane delayed by a fucking idiot **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 7, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219 "2016-05-07T20:51:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/501 "2016-05-26T14:30:05Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Lumberjacks are ok, they sleep all night and they work all day. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/502 "2016-05-26T14:34:38Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Lumberjacks are ok, but rumor has it most Canadians prefer a good lager. _delivers on **eschereal** a stout blow_ ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/503 "2016-05-26T14:47:04Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The infiltration of terrorists in our midst is surely frightening. The two examples in the OP are merely the tip of the iceberg. Consider the facts: > > The flight number itself is in Arabic numerals. The flight crew, the very ones flying the plane, probably computed the fuel requirements using the methods of the swarthy 9th century Arab and probable terrorist Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, which have come to be known as _al-jabr_ or more commonly “algebra”, which is also useful in nefarious engineering projects like building bombs. The sheer terror of it all is self-evident. > > Also – and sadly I am not making this up – the _Daily Show_ recently showed excerpts from Fox News explaining that the Canadian government’s admittance of Syrian refugees is going to create a tsunami of terrorists surging in to the US. Many of them are educated and presumably if safeguards are not enacted immediately, they’ll end up doing advanced math on airplanes and scaring the hell out of decent God-fearing American travelers. The _Daily Show_ interviewer, who freely admits that his name is Hasan Minhaj and is therefore himself a probable terrorist, tried to ask some of these Syrian families about their terrorist plans. It’s not clear if they were playing along with the joke or just thought he was an idiot, but it clearly shows how well they have been trained to conceal their true motives. I did some quick differential calculations on the flight this morning and the math on this checks out! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/504 "2016-05-26T14:55:46Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > I did some quick differential calculations on the flight this morning and the math on this checks out! Reported. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/505 "2016-05-26T15:44:47Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > I did some quick differential calculations on the flight this morning and the math on this checks out! Were you flying Delta? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/506 "2016-05-26T16:08:54Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Got the hots for her, don’t 'cha, Doorhinge. OMG! You’re jealous. I had no idea. And the answer is no. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/507 "2016-05-26T16:10:02Z")
> [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > See…Lumberjacks!!! :eek::eek: Lumberjacks in plaid shirts. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/508 "2016-05-26T16:10:19Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > OMG! You’re jealous. I had no idea. > > And the answer is no. How do you know? Has she said something? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/509 "2016-05-26T16:16:12Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > I would think the only obvious thing is that in some way the situation is Obama’s fault. Your kinky fantasies notwithstanding. > > Not that I’m saying there’s anything wrong with kinky fantasies, you understand. Didn’t the original articles imply that Trump was at fault. Now it’s Obama’s fault? Oh, the humanity and all the passengers screaming around here… - Herbert O. “Herb” Morrison ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/510 "2016-05-26T16:19:44Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > **Didn’t the original articles imply that Trump was at fault.** Now it’s Obama’s fault? > > Oh, the humanity and all the passengers screaming around here… > > - Herbert O. “Herb” Morrison No. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/511 "2016-05-26T16:27:56Z")
> [@simster](#): > > I’m harrassing no one. > > in the end - again - you can’t bring yourself to answer the fucking questions. > > I have no problem with women, men, muslims, christians, athiests or anyone else ‘traveling alone’ - I do it all the fucking time - but you know what - she wasn’t alone - she may have been by herself on the flight (no direct traveling companions) but she was not ‘alone’. > > you make it sound like she was in a dark alley somewhere - alone, afraid. You;'re the one thats making her out to be someone that shouldn’t be traveling. > > but, you know what - I’m definitely tired of trying to reason with you - either answer my questions or fuck off - its really that simple. Hahahaha. Yes it really is that simple. I’ve tried to be reasonable with you but you insist telling me what I can and can not say. I guess I don’t find your commands to be as important as you believe they are. The woman was travelling alone but she was not alone. Because you say so. It must be true, I read it on the internet. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/512 "2016-05-26T17:54:19Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > The woman was travelling alone but she was not alone. Because you say so. Well, if she _was_ alone, then that would mean there was no one sitting next to her, right? Which would logically mean the person she reported was actually a hallucination. Does “if you see something, say something” apply if it’s something only _you_ can see? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/513 "2016-05-26T17:58:24Z")
> [@ricksummon](#): > > Well, if she _was_ alone, then that would mean there was no one sitting next to her, right? Which would logically mean the person she reported was actually a hallucination. Does “if you see something, say something” apply if it’s something only _you_ can see? 😃 It depends on what the voices in your head tell you. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/514 "2016-05-27T09:09:02Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > I’ve tried to be reasonable with you Cite? ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/515 "2016-05-29T01:43:30Z")
Ya know, it’s Memorial Day Weekend and I just heard some neighbors playing some Arabic sounding music. :eek: **doorknob** , do you think I should call 911!!?? ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/516 "2016-05-29T01:46:07Z")
A Muslim reported me to the police. What should I do, doorhinge? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/517 "2016-05-29T03:14:40Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > I’ve tried to be reasonable with you but… …but that’s too hard. ---
**Author:** ![Ramira](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ramira/32/344_2.png) [@Ramira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ramira)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/518 "2016-05-29T11:29:24Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > A Muslim reported me to the police. What should I do, doorhinge? call your national security and report that the Sharia law is being implemented. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/519 "2016-05-29T12:22:14Z")
(Actually, the investigating officer just [laughed](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18880270&highlight=bomb#post18880270).) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/520 "2016-05-30T03:41:00Z")
Okay, how many no-fly lists and terrorism watch lists did that get you onto? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219.md?page=27)