Don't laugh, I did. My first safari no less.
This old red headed hag was seated right next to me on my return flight from Joburg. I was talking with hunters around me and we were recounting our individual hunts when she got real upset. Called me barbaric and an idiot. Called the people around me names. Really weird. Made that short little 20 hr flight seem really long. LOL
I was surprised to find that she was on a safari. But not to find out that it was a picture safari.
I can only assume since she was on her own that she'd hoped to come to Africa and play 'cougar' and find a young PH. Instead she made everyone on the flight miserable.

My son has as T-shirt that says:

PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals

Most of the PETA folks I have met are angry and hateful, and tend to forget to care for their pets appropriately. And they want to force their ideas of proper behavior down our throats.

I once knew a fellow who used to travel a good bit. One day he was on vacation with his wife. It was winter and quite cold, so she was wearing a fur coat to keep warm. They had boarded the plane and were waiting for it to take off, when a woman, their neighbor, leaned over and asked his wife quietly, "Do you know how they killed the poor animals that were skinned to make your coat?"

Without missing a beat, my friend replied "Oh, I bit their heads off with my teeth."

The PETA type was stunned for a moment, but couldn't help but laugh at the response. She also kept her opinions to herself for the remainder of the journey.

Looks like the troops have more leg room!!!!

bluefin, you should have leaned up real close to her face and said: "Hey...you ever heard of Soylent Red?" She might remember that Charlston Heston movie.
LDK

and here i thought that airlines were all out of ideas to abuse people

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Originally posted by Abob:
My son has as T-shirt that says:

PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals

This made me remember that in the early days of the internet someone registered the www.peta. site as the People Eating Tasty Animls site before PETA did.

Actually the troops have a "LOT" of room. If you look closely you see that those are British troops in the picture. US Troops in similar circumstances who "know the drill" bring their poncho liner (aka a blanket) sleeping mat (foam mat), and a sleeping pill, and spread out. Helluva lot better than 17 inch seats with 31 inches of pitch and 5 inches of recline. You may not have your best sleep ever, but it's better than waking up with a dead butt.

Think that trip sucks? My 3 worst ever:

Military transport across the Atlantic. First the pilot forgets he has passengers in with the cargo and turns off the lights and ventilation. Imagine his surprise when someone with a flashlight found their way to the cockpit!

Later the same genius forgot to tell us about an in-flight refueling. THUD! OH S***. OOPS, SORRY.

Commercial flight into Washington National (now Reagan)--front tire blew on landing. That airport is like a big carrier--NO room for error. I got upgraded to first class, so I was "right in the action" when the wheel went POP.

Trip to San Fran via Chicago for business. I got on the plane in NY the day after the World Cup at Giants Stadium, and the NY Gay Games. Between the Brokeback Mountain Baton Twirlers and the "Clubo Argentino De Chicago de la Football" (or whatever the hell they were) it was like a 7 AM flight on a packed bar on Friday night. Helluva way to start the work week.

I like to remind PETA members that at least we didn't waste the fur and dump them into a trash bin.

PETA Kills Animals

Try a c130 nonstop from bragg to da nang with troops and conex containers

OK Brian you win!

Only good news about C 130s--they can't land on carriers.

I used to fly to school in a old Vickers Viscount. After the gooks shot one down over Kariba, kids were ferried by the airforce in WWII vintage C47's with seats facing each other and, most importantly...Which couldn't climb above thr turbulance (and reeked of puke and av gas) I remember landing at Kariba with 32 kids chucking their guts up one hot october day..

Moral- if you fly low enough who cares who is oposite you- you can all be miserable together

When I went through jump school we used c119 and c47's, so, Ganyana, I understand!

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Only good news about C 130s--they can't land on carriers.

A short Google-fu kata says otherwise.

I thinks cheap flights to Africa, going through Joberg and beyond, are a thing of the past until after the World Cup next year. I have been told flights are already filling up and prices are climbing as I speak. This will be much more of a problem for outfitters in RSA and points beyond if travel through Joberg is the routing, than the current economic crisis. Extra cost and hassels will keep many at home I am afraid.

Larry Sellers
SCI Life Member