The violent ejection of a passenger by United Airlines from a flight reminded me of an incident from 1997 in Central Asia. Little did I know that the ridiculous practice of overbooking would eventually come to the United States in even worse form than what I witnessed and mocked at the time.
United Airlines Makes The Babyflots Look Good
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Might be easier to win against a fellow passenger, but it’s a helluva lot more satisfying to take down a goon. What would have happened if the other passengers had decided to take a hand against ’em? Seventy to three odds aren’t so bad…
Were chances better if you had a window seat? 😀
“Hello? I’d like to book the night flight to San Francisco.”
“Peerage, Steerage, or Fisticuffs class?”
“What? Oh, and I have a knee condition so will need extra legroom.”
“Hahahahhahhha. Oh. Excuse me, good sir, you would not happen to be booking peerage class?”
“No.”
“Just checking. Bwaahahahhahhahahah. Legroom. Hahahhahahhahhahh. Legroom!”
“Moving along. Do you want to add luggage, flight insurance, comfort and/or first aid kits? First glass of wine and first blood are complimentary.”
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But the current trend in politics is to elect people who *aren’t* girl delighters. 😉