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- "Attention #UnitedAirlines passengers, meet your new flight attendant Lucille #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos #WalkingDead " -- (link) - Max Apr 11, 06:19
- There was a travel expert on our morning show this morning discussing a situation he was in just last month where they had to get 4 people to leave a - Andie Apr 11, 06:15 1
  - And if it costs $2000+ per person, maybe you can use that money to put your employees on another flight. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 06:22
- No. Dude is going to get paid. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 11, 06:15
- It takes quite a bit of mental retardation to be a CEO defending what took place. -- nm - budice Apr 11, 06:13
- There's enough blame to go around but at the end of the day, the guy refused to comply with the crew to the point the authorities had to be called - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 06:11 13
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  - you think they have every right to kick you off a plane? see, i don't. I think they have a right to bump passengers, with compensation that a - Andie Apr 11, 06:12 11
    - especially for employees of the airline - decline Apr 11, 06:15
    - To get to the point of resorting to physical violence is truly overkill. -- nm - budice Apr 11, 06:14 3
      - I'm not sure what else someone expects is going to happen when the authorities get involved -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 06:15 2
        
        our point is, United should never have let that happen in the first place. there were many other ways to deal with it. -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 06:16
        
        They shouldn't have been! -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 06:16
    - I bet you'd agree they have the right for a varity of reasons to deboard the plane, right? - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 06:14 5
      - for reasons of plane safety. This is 100% a financial decision on United's part. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 06:15 4
        
        A passenger refusing to deboard seems unsafe to me... - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 06:16 3
        
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        and, i heard (haven't verified) that one of the officers has already been placed on leave pending an investigation. So, it's clearly not entirely - Andie Apr 11, 06:21
        
        this is United getting the cops to enforce their fuck up. There's 0 justification for it to get to that point. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 06:17
- I'm torn. I have a hard time taking the actions of a few people and applying it to a whole organization. I was truly absurd, but it was one event. - volnelk Apr 11, 06:05 4
  - i feel the fault is both United's and Security's. United should never have put people on a plane they knew was overbooked and then not found a way - Andie Apr 11, 06:08 1
    - I agree. I'm just separating the fact that "United" didn't decide to do that, a person did. -- nm* - volnelk Apr 11, 06:10
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    - Oh, I don't think the problem would've gone away. It just wouldn't have gone to the end that it did. -- nm - volnelk Apr 11, 06:10
- For sure. So much was wrong with what happened and for the guy to end up beaten and bloody over a seat on a plane is ridiculous. -- nm* - Krusty Apr 11, 06:02 1
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- bumping happens. But there's zero reason to drag a guy off the plane for that. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 06:02 8
  - the guy got dragged off the plane because he refused to comply to the point the police had to be called -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 06:09 7
    - Did they have to be called? And did they have to drag him out of his seat? -- nm - Roger More Apr 11, 06:10
    - because United let it get to that point. -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 06:10 5
      - Guy has a contract with the airline and it's NOT guaranteed to get him from point A to point B - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 06:12 4
        
        actually, i believe it IS to get you from A to B. It's not guaranteed on that flight. -- (edited) - Andie Apr 11, 06:13 3
        
        At some point, you have a passenger refusing to comply. At that point, I'd remove you for being a threat to the flight. Who the hell knows what's - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 06:15 2
        
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        He,I don't know, bought a ticket and wants to get where he's going in a timely fashion? - Reagen Apr 11, 06:16
- i am. there was no reason to do that to him. i feel like airlines should just keep auctioning up what they are willing to give passengers till enough -- (edited) - Andie Apr 11, 06:01 1
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Jack Eichel missed a $2M bonus by 0.005 points per game -- (link) - Beaker Apr 11, 05:55 1
- They should give him the bonus. It's basically a statistical tie when you have to go that deep to figure out the difference between two players. -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 06:01
Darn you, AMC. Tricking me into re-watching Nailed and Klick before the season premiere of Saul. -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 11, 05:53
So, assuming he plays next year, Jaromir Jagr is likely to become #1 in most games played in NHL history. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 05:35 3
- Gordie played when seasons were alot shorter. Jagr's longevity is amazing (and he missed time overseas in addition) -- nm* - Beaker Apr 11, 05:36 2
  - also had 6 seasons in the WHA (and a gap of 2 years) -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 05:59 1
    - Jagr's about 300 short if you count both Howe's WHA career and Jagr's KHL. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 06:03
BAFTA TV nominations are out, I like the nominees for TV's must see moment (that the public vote for) -- (link) - LMS Apr 11, 05:06 1
- Quite a diverse list in that category. - volnelk Apr 11, 05:28
"I'm not finished with you!!!" *crowd erupts in cheers* -- nm - Strongbad Apr 11, 04:22 2
- "this may have been the best backstage beatdown in the history of Monday Night Raw." -- nm - Strongbad Apr 11, 05:52 1
  - and the video! (I'm assuming it was this anyway :) ) -- (link*) - Beaker Apr 11, 05:56
LOLZ. Maryland President Wallace Loh thinks UNC should get the "death penalty" -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 11, 04:13 1
- He clearly has no concept of what running a school with a useful sports team entails. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 05:09
Mapping America's Intractable Homelessness Problem -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 11, 04:10
Moose/lambs -- nm - prayformojo Apr 11, 03:50 1
- For this week, Butter/lambs. - Diva Apr 11, 04:02
TV PSA: Brooklyn 99, Middle, Voice, Smackdown, Mick, American Housewife, Deadliest Catch, Face Off, Fresh off the Boat, Prison Break, Challenge, -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 03:13 2
- UK gets new series of Car Share (I'm not aware of anything else worth watching) -- nm - LMS Apr 11, 04:46
- iZombie, Trial & Error, Imaginary Mary, SHIELD, Chopped, Imposters, Rebel, Americans, Detour, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 03:14
Kevin Smith reaction to Thor Trailer--better reactions out there...I post, mainly because Kevin Smith looks great. -- (link*) - Flavorize Apr 11, 00:47 [youtube] 2
- I agree with him, loved the trailer. The shot of the Hela headpiece is amazballs -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 04:33
- He sounds like a non-violent Negan. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 02:05
This is fake, but funny. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 11, 00:04
The local NBC channel has a reporter named Trina Orlando. I keep wanting say "and Dawn" every time her name is said. -- nm - . Apr 10, 23:22
UAL stock gained $1.01 today. How messed up is that? -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 23:17 1
- The first step to admitting you did something wrong is to deny you did anything wrong. - Mop Apr 10, 23:44
Kimmel. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 10, 23:08 2
- For years to come, United's going to be known as the airline who beat up a passenger. They might as well change their name. -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 23:40 1
  - Yes, pull a ValuJet. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 11, 05:09
Here's a map showing where you could rent a place to live alone in NYC based on your income. -- (link) - Krusty Apr 10, 22:58 7
- but what portion of your income are they using for this? -- nm - Karl_S Apr 10, 23:09 6
  - Looks like max 30%. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 23:11 4
    - ah ok. That seems low, compared to Aus -- nm - Karl_S Apr 11, 18:09
    - Oh, right. Yeah, that seems to be the most I've seen. -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 23:12 2
      - And many, many people here spend a larger percentage than that on rent. - Krusty Apr 10, 23:14 1
        
        "Jersey: Here Be Dragyns" -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 23:17
  - All of it? I don't understand the question. If you make less than $80k a year you have to rent outside of Manhattan. -- nm* - Krusty Apr 10, 23:11
Leon Draisaitl should not expect a Christmas card from Jack Eichel. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 10, 22:29 17
- Speaking of the Oilers, here is Lucic waling on a shark -- (link*) - Beryllium Apr 10, 22:59 [flickr] 8
  - Very nice picture! -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 06:05
  - Damn, man. That's award winning photography. -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 23:41 1
    - Thanks! - Beryllium Apr 11, 00:05
  - I'm surprised they let you in with a "pro" camera. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 23:02 4
    - Well, it's six years old and the lenses I brought were all within their guidelines (the lens can't be longer than six inches). - Beryllium Apr 10, 23:06 3
      - Yeah, I see that. And 100 ISO inside a hockey rink? Impressive. - Reagen Apr 10, 23:09 1
        
        f/2.8 and go -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 23:09
      - I mean, it helps that I was in the front row. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 23:06
- Who's this McDavid kid? -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 22:41 6
  - No one of consequence. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 22:42 5
    - How does he compare to Crosby at 20? -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 22:44 4
      - less points in comparable seasons, but NHL scoring at the top end has steadily decreased over the last ten years. - Reagen Apr 10, 22:54 3
        
        another point I've seen made - Reagen Apr 10, 22:58 2
        
        That's what I like about Laine. - Dignan Apr 11, 02:44 1
        
        Is there a comparable for Ovechkin in this young-guns group? - Will Hunting Apr 11, 05:12
- So I saw 2 of the Top 10 players this year in action last week. Nice. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 22:37
Here's one for the ages: the Sesame Street gang does famous lines from cinema. -- (link) - Mop Apr 10, 22:26 1
- those are great -- nm - LMS Apr 11, 04:44
Has anyone here used either a handheld telescope or a telescope attachment for your cell phone? Do they work well? - kelly Apr 10, 22:19 7
- Not exactly what you want, but play with Google Sky on Android. -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 22:30
- binoculars are fine for the planets. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 22:20 5
  - How close up will binoculars get, though? - kelly Apr 10, 22:27 4
    - 7-10x will get you the moons, some variation in clouds, maybe rings (depending on the time of year) - Reagen Apr 10, 22:33 3
      - Hmm, ok, thanks. - kelly Apr 10, 22:41 2
        
        Binoculars ordered. Thanks, Reagen! -- nm - kelly Apr 10, 23:03 1
        
        It's a good starter that won't break the bank - Reagen Apr 10, 23:06
What's the weather in Montana? Because I'll be there tomorrow. -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 22:07 2
- If only there were some way to check. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 22:18
- are you going to be a dental floss tycoon? -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 22:08
from backboards: Backers got to watch Episode 1101 Sunday, will get to watch rest of the season Tuesday. MS3TK returns for everyone else, Friday. -- nm - Qale Apr 10, 21:59
"You're trying to use Disney bucks at a Caesar's Palace" is the line of the week. -- nm* - Mop Apr 10, 21:24
is it okay if i boycott this movie on principle? - call me Ishmael Apr 10, 20:50 4
- Normally I would, but Chris Addison is directing so I've got to give it a chance -- nm - LMS Apr 11, 04:38
- have you seen the original with Brando? it was awful. the girls have to be better than the original. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 20:54 2
  - *blink* -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 20:58 1
    - There's layers upon layers of "huh?" in that post. -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 23:45
Hmm. Candy Crush has updated and they've rerndered almost everything. -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 20:24 1
- It now looks like Bejeweled -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 04:30
oh wow -- (link) - ty97 Apr 10, 20:24 9
- What's freaking me out is that there are people defending United in this. - Reagen Apr 10, 20:50 7
  - I can defend the legal practice of IDB, because it is legal. I don't like it, but it is. - ty97 Apr 10, 21:05 5
    - Yeah, the issue to me is the decision to bring in law enforcement. -- nm - Roger More Apr 11, 05:48
    - IDB? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 10, 21:28 3
      - involuntary denied boarding -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 21:30 2
        
        Not to be confused with IBD, which is also...unpleasant. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 10, 21:31 1
        
        I was actually just thinking about you. - Da5id Apr 10, 21:36
  - That's basically a support of tyranny and violent totalitarianism. - Da5id Apr 10, 20:52
- Not United. The police. And we already know what they're capable of. -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 20:26
Chainsmokers revealed as the new Milli Vannli... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 10, 20:23 11
- That's not the Milli Vanilli scandal. Besides, no one would fake someone singing that badly. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 20:29 8
  - MV were lipsynchers yes? -- nm - Remlik Apr 10, 20:38 7
    - Ye gods. How much wrongness have you spread over the airwaves over the years? -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 20:41 4
      - He played songs by Rush. - ty97 Apr 10, 20:43 3
        
        If anyone deserves to be dragged off a United flight... -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 20:47 2
        
        I wouldn't even wish that on Geddy Lee -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 21:17 1
        
        It's a beauty way for him to go. -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 21:19
    - On their albums though. They never actually sang their songs. -- nm - Krusty Apr 10, 20:41
    - The voices on the albums weren't them. - Reagen Apr 10, 20:41
- They were *crap* on SNL. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 20:25 1
  - The MTV awards - he was the worst performer I've ever seen live. Put him on the Voice, I don't think he gets a chair to turn. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 05:15
BCS is by miles and miles the most methodical show on TV. -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 20:22
So very satisfied with the Archer premiere. -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 20:14
I've been VERY busy today. I assume we know there is video from after the guy got back on the plane? And he's bloody? -- (link) - ty97 Apr 10, 20:09 8
- to me the huge problem was United was moving staff to another city and lying about the flight being sold out. the computer would never give 2 identical boarding passes -- (edited) - Peglegpete Apr 10, 20:21 1
  - technically, if they forced the flight crew into positive space, it was sold out /overbooked, but I get what you mean. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 20:23
- What's he saying? -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 20:18 2
  - "They'll kill me, they'll kill me" -- nm - Guigue Apr 10, 20:19 1
    - Okay, that's what I thought. -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 20:20
- The guy getting back on the plane makes it so much worse in so many ways. - Mop Apr 10, 20:17 1
  - I hadn't seen the 'after' video previously (as I said, nutty day) -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 20:18
- Don Lemon is talking about it now -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 20:10
Dean AMbrose is so slow.... -- nm - Remlik Apr 10, 20:05
"You know who else was just following orders? Hitler." -- the nice guys is definitely my kind of movie. - Beryllium Apr 10, 20:03
I should try getting voluntarily bumped from planes for a living. -- nm - Qale Apr 10, 20:02 5
- "ooh, bump me harder" - Max Apr 11, 02:01
- It's great work if you can get it. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 20:21
- A friend of mine strung together something like six consecutive trips, only paying for the first and getting bumped every other time. - Volnelk Apr 10, 20:11 2
  - Southwest picks the last person who has checked in for a flight first. This doesn't seem like it'd be to terribly hard to figure out. However... - Qale Apr 10, 20:24 1
    - I can't find it but I've seen the AA algorithm from someone with sources. - ty97 Apr 10, 20:42
Clearly, Mop has to move to a place that allows pets. -- nm - Spawn Apr 10, 20:01 1
- I'm moving to a communication-less cave. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 20:02

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