# United Kills Harvey! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 26, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275 "2017-04-26T12:32:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/1 "2017-04-26T12:32:44Z")
Boy, first they pull Doctor David Dao off the overbooked flight, and now this. **Rabbit In Running To Be World’s Largest Dies On United Flight** > [@](#): > > All eyes are on United Airlines again after a giant bunny died while “flying the friendly skies.” > Annette Edwards, a giant-rabbit breeder, told TMZ that her 3-foot bunny, Simon, was found dead in the plane’s cargo after a United flight from London to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Monday night. Edwards said the 10-month-old, 50-pound rabbit was healthy before getting on the flight, according to The Sun. > Simon was expected to grow enough to be considered the world’s biggest rabbit, Edwards said. > > “Simon had a vet’s check-up three hours before the flight and was fit as a fiddle,” Edwards told The Sun. “Something very strange has happened and I want to know what. I’ve sent rabbits all around the world and nothing like this has happened before.” > Simon’s father, Darius, a continental giant, is over 4 feet long and held the Guinness World Record for the world’s longest rabbit in 2010. > **[Rabbit In Running To Be World's Largest Dies On United Flight](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/simon-giant-rabbit-dies-united-flight_n_58fffc60e4b0af6d7189927c?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009)** > > It's like United is in a never-ending public relations nightmare. …and just when you think the story can’t get any weirder… > [@](#): > > Edwards is also a minor celebrity in her own right. She once spent an estimated $16,000 on cosmetic surgery to look like the sultry cartoon character Jessica Rabbit. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/2 "2017-04-26T14:24:50Z")
Double checked Snopes for this one. Seems legit. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/3 "2017-04-26T14:37:19Z")
He was just reaccomodated…to the afterlife. Oh wait, was Jimmy Carter on the flight? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/4 "2017-04-26T14:52:10Z")
Well, they accomplished what Elmer Fudd could not; they killed the wabbit. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/5 "2017-04-26T14:55:31Z")
^But it took a jet plane, flight crew and ground personnel to do so! You don’t f#@% wit da wabbit! ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/6 "2017-04-26T14:58:06Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Well, they accomplished what Elmer Fudd could not; they killed the wabbit. The gremlin finally got him. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/7 "2017-04-26T14:59:29Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > ^But it took a jet plane, flight crew and ground personnel to do so! > > You don’t f#@% wit da wabbit! Memo to self: Do not send roadrunner by air. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/8 "2017-04-26T15:00:32Z")
So, the rabbit died? Congratulations! ---
**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:** [April 26, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/9 "2017-04-26T15:04:52Z")
In other unrelated news, Glenn Close was recently hired as a United flight attendant. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/10 "2017-04-26T15:07:12Z")
And of course the rabbit died on the way to O’HARE. United Airlines may be looking into some good exorcists and Voodoo Doctors… ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/11 "2017-04-26T15:10:11Z")
Did the pilot have red hair, beard, and mustache and was seen with recipes for hassenpheffer? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/12 "2017-04-26T15:13:18Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > In other unrelated news, Glenn Close was recently hired as a United flight attendant. [Where has she been lately?](https://youtu.be/cGVJZ6QHTJ4?t=28) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/13 "2017-04-26T15:17:39Z")
Somebody must be pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/14 "2017-04-26T16:07:51Z")
What’s it like in a cargo hold for animals? Are the holds pressurized and warmed? ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/15 "2017-04-26T16:08:58Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Somebody must be pregnant. Yeah, probably Madame Maxime. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/16 "2017-04-26T16:11:31Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > What’s it like in a cargo hold for animals? Are the holds pressurized and warmed? They’re supposed to be, on flights that allow animals, but there are all sorts of horror stories among people who move animals (dog shows and the like) about it…failing sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/17 "2017-04-26T16:58:17Z")
Jet-lagomorph? ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/18 "2017-04-26T17:10:09Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > [Rabbit In Running To Be World's Largest Dies On United Flight | HuffPost Weird News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/simon-giant-rabbit-dies-united-flight_us_58fffc60e4b0af6d7189927c?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009) Them are some fuckin’ big rabbits. :eek: Makes me think of [Twilight Zone: The Movie.](https://www.google.com/search?q=annette+edwards&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj494z3ycLTAhXHPiYKHTl7BDEQ_AUIBygC&biw=1043&bih=859#tbm=isch&q=twilight+zone+rabbit&spf=443) ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/19 "2017-04-26T17:15:26Z")
> [@TimeWinder](#): > > They’re supposed to be, on flights that allow animals, but there are all sorts of horror stories among people who move animals (dog shows and the like) about it…failing sometimes. Right. I’m never sending an animal in a cargo hold, period. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275/20 "2017-04-26T17:18:10Z")
I just noticed that the Huffington Post article mentioned that the rabbit was a traveling to its new owner, supposedly a celebrity. So anyone want to speculate who that might be? If he were still alive, I’d have guessed Michael Jackson, just because of what I’ve heard about what he had at his ranch. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-kills-harvey/785275.md?page=2)