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		Most blasé pilot you'll hear about today sticks plane in mud, shrugs it off: "Tower, 4695, We just made your day very interesting ..." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (abcnews.go.com)		75
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wambu		2012-12-28 11:28:35 AM

/oblig

the_rhino		2012-12-28 11:29:22 AM

Ban planes!

Grapple		2012-12-28 11:29:33 AM

"whoopsie, my bad"

Bruce the Deuce		2012-12-28 11:29:50 AM

Probably because they were in a damn hurry.

stiletto2		2012-12-28 11:30:53 AM

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Homestar?

strangeguitar		2012-12-28 11:35:01 AM

Slimy?
Mudhole?

My home, this is.

lostcat		2012-12-28 11:35:35 AM

Had to read that headline three times before it made sense, even with punctuation in the right places.

uncleacid		2012-12-28 11:37:05 AM

We don't charge for bags or ask for directions.

aaronx		2012-12-28 11:37:33 AM

Not much to get exited about when you are safe on the ground (even if you've had an off-taxiway excursion).

ChipNASA		2012-12-28 11:40:30 AM

You're free to move about the taxiway.....or not.

Magorn		2012-12-28 11:41:34 AM

Uhhh everything's fine here, we're fine now,..how are you?

Useless Destruction of Exergy		2012-12-28 11:44:12 AM

aaronx: Not much to get exited about when you are safe on the ground (even if you've had an off-taxiway excursion).

Agreed. Definition of a good landing: you are still in one piece, the aircraft can take off again, and right now no one is shooting at you while screaming "Death to {insert your nationality here}!"

HoratioGates		2012-12-28 11:48:29 AM

I have an in-law who flies for Southwest

Mark Ratner		2012-12-28 11:51:23 AM

Someone care to explain the thing at the end of the headline? I'm a little slow. Sorry.

Apos		2012-12-28 11:53:25 AM

Shiat happens: Either you wail helplessly at the futility of it all or you take it in stride.

Rich Cream		2012-12-28 11:53:27 AM

HoratioGates: I have an in-law who flies for Southwest

Are you getting a kick....?

Frankenstorm		2012-12-28 11:54:09 AM

aaronx: Not much to get exited about when you are safe on the ground (even if you've had an off-taxiway excursion).

But you still want to exit, right?

ChipNASA		2012-12-28 11:55:24 AM

strangeguitar: Slimy?
Mudhole?

My home, this is.

Yoda?

imtheonlylp		2012-12-28 11:55:24 AM

Hey wanna hear a dirty joke? So this white plane gets stuck in the mud...

/the end

Gene Masseth		2012-12-28 11:59:32 AM

Mark Ratner: Someone care to explain the thing at the end of the headline? I'm a little slow. Sorry.

° ʖ °

DownDaRiver		2012-12-28 11:59:47 AM

lostcat: Had to read that headline three times before it made sense, even with punctuation in the right places.

If you had read it the first time in Maveric's voice you would have gotten it right away.

Honest Bender		2012-12-28 12:04:01 PM

Maybe one of you Farkers can enlighten me... Why did they have to deplane the passengers just to tow the plane out of the mud?

Hacker_X		2012-12-28 12:05:08 PM

Useless Destruction of Exergy: aaronx: Not much to get exited about when you are safe on the ground (even if you've had an off-taxiway excursion).

Agreed. Definition of a good landing: you are still in one piece, the aircraft can take off again, and right now no one is shooting at you while screaming "Death to {insert your nationality here}!"

I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure this was on takeoff.

WTFDYW		2012-12-28 12:06:07 PM

Mark Ratner: Someone care to explain the thing at the end of the headline? I'm a little slow. Sorry.

Look real close and use your imagination. It is a airplane.

ChipNASA		2012-12-28 12:07:38 PM

Gene Masseth: Mark Ratner: Someone care to explain the thing at the end of the headline? I'm a little slow. Sorry.

° ʖ °

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buzzcut73		2012-12-28 12:07:48 PM

Honest Bender: Maybe one of you Farkers can enlighten me... Why did they have to deplane the passengers just to tow the plane out of the mud?

It takes a lot of weight off for one. The lighter the plane the easier it is to tow out of mud.
That and it takes quite a bit of time, there are other hazards associated (a gear collapse with passengers aboard would suck)...there are plenty of reasons to just bring a stair truck and a bus out there.

wambu		2012-12-28 12:11:09 PM

the_rhino: Ban planes!

No. Just register them and tax them heavily.

But what we really do is get rid of airports, then they can't use their planes to kill.

Clemkadidlefark		2012-12-28 12:15:09 PM

the_rhino: Ban planes!

Ban planes immediately that are not controlled by the government!!

baronvonzipper		2012-12-28 12:16:48 PM

Someone screwed up. Airplane crashes are not supposed to be survivable.

/or so I've heard

YouPeopleAreCrazy		2012-12-28 12:17:14 PM

Honest Bender: Maybe one of you Farkers can enlighten me... Why did they have to deplane the passengers just to tow the plane out of the mud?

Weight, liability, safety rules.

Sean M		2012-12-28 12:17:35 PM

Honest Bender: Maybe one of you Farkers can enlighten me... Why did they have to deplane the passengers just to tow the plane out of the mud?

Very good chance that plane wasn't going to be flying again that day. They'd have to drag it back to a maintenance hangar and the mechanics would give it a good once-over before putting it back into service. It's an airplane, not an SUV. It's not exactly designed for muddin'. Even if the airline's name has South in it.

Minarets		2012-12-28 12:19:50 PM

Honest Bender: Maybe one of you Farkers can enlighten me... Why did they have to deplane the passengers just to tow the plane out of the mud?

Probably due to the depth of the front gear. It likely faster to bus the passengers back to the terminal and put them on a different aircraft than it would have been to tow the plane out of the mud, inspect the gear, and get it ready to go back in the air.

www.airliners.net

/Hot

olderbudnoweiser		2012-12-28 12:21:16 PM

That was just the whiskey talkin'.

Chevello		2012-12-28 12:23:12 PM

Magorn: Uhhh everything's fine here, we're fine now,..how are you?

I read that with a German accent instead of Han Solo and thought of this:

Link

GRCAMPBELL		2012-12-28 12:25:03 PM

YOLO

YouPeopleAreCrazy		2012-12-28 12:25:34 PM

Minarets: Probably due to the depth of the front gear. It likely faster to bus the passengers back to the terminal and put them on a different aircraft than it would have been to tow the plane out of the mud, inspect the gear, and get it ready to go back in the air.

Plus, they can't just 'tow it out'. Due to the depth of the nosegear, they may have had to jack it up, put something under the nosegear, and then tow it.
Just hooking on to the nosegear and pulling (even if possible at that depth), may have seriously broken something.

ObscureNameHere		2012-12-28 12:27:09 PM

Humpf. Whenever I've tried to stick it in the mud all I hear is "NOT THERE!"

Mark Ratner		2012-12-28 12:27:53 PM

WTFDYW: Mark Ratner: Someone care to explain the thing at the end of the headline? I'm a little slow. Sorry.

Look real close and use your imagination. It is a airplane.

Ahhh yes. Thank you!

Here's my girlfriend's boobs as a token of my gratitude. ( o )( o )

WTFDYW		2012-12-28 12:34:22 PM

Mark Ratner: WTFDYW: Mark Ratner: Someone care to explain the thing at the end of the headline? I'm a little slow. Sorry.

Look real close and use your imagination. It is a airplane.

Ahhh yes. Thank you!

Here's my girlfriend's boobs as a token of my gratitude. ( o )( o )

Your welcome. Nice rack your GF has there.

rhiannon		2012-12-28 12:36:27 PM

Honest Bender: Maybe one of you Farkers can enlighten me... Why did they have to deplane the passengers just to tow the plane out of the mud?

Against the triple A rules. They ain't a taxi service.

Zoomaster		2012-12-28 12:50:34 PM

Double Time		2012-12-28 12:50:40 PM

WTFDYW: Mark Ratner: Someone care to explain the thing at the end of the headline? I'm a little slow. Sorry.

Look real close and use your imagination. It is a airplane.

Ahhh yes. Thank you!

What? No, no that's not right.

Rhames		2012-12-28 12:56:21 PM

Well shucks

Slayinit		2012-12-28 01:01:44 PM

This time with cleavage

(o)Y(o)

MythDragon		2012-12-28 01:04:17 PM

"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter STUCK IN THIS FARKING MUD!"

Mark Ratner		2012-12-28 01:07:55 PM

Zoomaster: Mark Ratner: WTFDYW: Mark Ratner: Someone care to explain the thing at the end of the headline? I'm a little slow. Sorry.

Look real close and use your imagination. It is a airplane.

Ahhh yes. Thank you!

Here's my girlfriend's boobs as a token of my gratitude. ( o )( o )

=================

I see it as the pilot with a goofy grin and his arms up in the air shrugging it "nothing I can do now"

/can I see your girlfriends boobs again?

Mmmm..I think you might be right. Here's my girlfriend's little sister's boobs as a token of my gratitude.

(.)(.)

ChipNASA		2012-12-28 01:16:04 PM

Mark Ratner: Zoomaster: Mark Ratner: WTFDYW: Mark Ratner: Someone care to explain the thing at the end of the headline? I'm a little slow. Sorry.

Look real close and use your imagination. It is a airplane.

Ahhh yes. Thank you!

Here's my girlfriend's boobs as a token of my gratitude. ( o )( o )

=================

I see it as the pilot with a goofy grin and his arms up in the air shrugging it "nothing I can do now"

/can I see your girlfriends boobs again?

Mmmm..I think you might be right. Here's my girlfriend's little sister's boobs as a token of my gratitude.

(.)(.)

a0.twimg.com

Zoomaster		2012-12-28 01:18:08 PM

Eddie Adams from Torrance		2012-12-28 01:30:08 PM

This wouldn't have happened if the pilots had guns.

FTGodWin		2012-12-28 01:34:08 PM

Sure the plane was in the mud, but stuck? Ummmm.... no.

How many pounds of thrust do those engines have again?

/oh, and about the blasé pilot and control tower...
//tell me again, why a plane getting "stuck" while taxiing for takeoff is a reason to panic
/// did the world go stupid, all of a sudden

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