I anledning af den altid fra fornyligt ikke forfærdeligt festlige og derudover ufolkelige århusianske festuge (tak, direktør Folmer!), skal vi viderebringe en stribe vittige sentenser fra en god "mate" på den sydlige halvkugle. Noget skal der vel til for at holde "næbbet oppe", som Anders And altid sagde.
Det mest forbløffende er vel i virkeligheden, at der faktisk ER noget der hedder Kulula Airlines og at historierne herunder er SANDE ét eller andet sted. De er ellers gode nok til at det burde være løgn.
Nå, men "here goes!":
Kulula is an Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg .
Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety
lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real
examples that have been heard or reported:
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On a Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, you sit where you want)
passengers were apparently having a hard time choosing, when a
flight attendant announced, "People, people we're not picking out
furniture here, find a seat and get in it!"
---o0o---
On another flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot
said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be
turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance
the appearance of your flight attendants."
----o0o---
On landing, the stewardess said, "Please be sure to take all of your
belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's
something we'd like to have."
----o0o---
"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out
of this airplane."
---o0o---
"Thank you for flying Kulula. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business
as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
---o0o---
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Durban Airport , a lone
voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
---o0o---
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in the Karoo , a
flight attendant on a flight announced, "Please take care when opening
the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as
hell everything has shifted."
---o0o---
From a Kulula employee: " Welcome aboard Kulula 271 to Port Elizabeth .
To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and
pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don't
know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public
unsupervised."
---o0o---
"In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend
from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your
face. If you have a small child travelling with you, secure your mask
before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with more than one
small child, pick your favourite."
---o0o---
Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but
we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember,
nobody loves you, or your money, more than Kulula Airlines."
----o0o---
"Your seats cushions can be used for flotation; and in the event of an
emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our
compliments."
---o0o---
"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings.
Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight
attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses.."
---o0o---
And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Kulula Airlines is
pleased to announce that we have some of the best flight attendants in
the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"
---o0o---
On Kulula flight 255 just after a very hard landing in Cape Town, the
flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump
and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the
airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight
attendant's fault. It was the asphalt."
---o0o---
On a Kulula flight into Cape Town on a particularly windy and
bumpy day, during the final approach the Captain really had to fight
it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, "Ladies
and Gentlemen, welcome to The Mother City. Please remain in your seats
with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our
airplane to the gate!"
---o0o---
Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing:
"We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to
the terminal."
---o0o---
An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered
his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which
required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers
exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying our airline." He said
that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the
passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment.
Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking
with a cane. She said, "Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?"
"Why, no Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it?" The little old lady said,
"Did we land, or were we shot down?"
---o0o---
After a real crusher of a landing in Johannesburg , the attendant came on
with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain
Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt
against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning
bells are silenced, we will open the door and you can pick your way
through the wreckage to the terminal.."
---o0o---
Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank
you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the
insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal
tube, we hope you'll think of Kulula Airways."
---o0o---
Heard on a Kulula flight: "Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke,
the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing. If you can light
'em, you can smoke 'em."
Og så lige til allersidst dagens lille "hifi-titbit" for de få entusiaster, som måtte være med så langt: En vis "Panos" fortsætter sit gennemskuelige og fuldstændigt bevidstløse "salgs-trip" for én af alle tiders mest idiotiske voodo-tilbehørsting. Den hedder "Bybee" og det er et passende navn. Den der nemlig så skidedyr, at det jo meget rimende er "bye-bye" til alle éns hårdtbeskattede kroner. Ingen, her ikke producenten undtaget, aner nogetsomhelst om, hvad disse små "dimser" (som man kan sætte på kabler, lægge i vindueskarmen eller hægte på højttaleren eller blot stikke "skråt op (den sidste anvendelse en personlig favorit)) overhovedet GØR, men det er åbenbart godt.
Så godt, at vor ven "Panos" på hifi4all efter en ugelang begjstring i en tråd, hvor han beskriver sine nær-seksuelle tilfredsstillelses-historie med disse "Bybees" klasket på alle mulige steder (mon han har prøvet den på sin unævnelige, DET må eddermaeme gøre godt, svulme, svulme ..?) Når lydperspektivet bliver så meget bredere burde det vel også være guf for svulme-legemerne. Udover det praktiske i at kunne "klappe" dem på som en praktisk penisring uden dennes tydelige fysiologiske ulemper.
Nå, enhver sin fornøjelse og det er jo ikke dumt at lade sig bevidstløst bruge i en salgstråd for et mystisk ganske virksningsløst produkt. Det dummeste er som altid efterfølgende at købe det. Nå, vor ven "Panos" gør nu også selv det så svært at tage denne i forvejen stupide tråd alvorligt med disse ord:
" venner, jeg vil sige en ting. Jeg har aldrig lyttet så meget til musik som her på det sidste. Jeg gider ikke engang at se film.
Hvis i har en god anlæg køb et par af de der bybees og prøv.... Det er guf..:)"
Jamen "Panos" hvordan i Himlens navn har du da overhovedet TID til at høre nogetsomhelst, når du så energisk i ugevis skal bruge samme tid til at "sparke liv" i denne din ganske dødfødte salgstråd. Med (forhåbentligt, da) nogenlunde samme held som John Cleese havde med at "gokke" liv i "Norwegian Blue-papegøjen" i Monty Pythons "Dead Parrot Sketch"
Ja, så var det vist atter tid til at sige "Bybee/byebye" til atter et par sagesløse fornuftige hifi-entusiaster, som måtte have forvildet sig forbi denne "tråd" For hvem ønsker dog at blive "slået i hartkorn" med sådanne tåber som vi vist kan sige her i høj-høstsæsonen, nej vel? Sikkert de samme, der tror på "Den Store Græskar-mands" genkomst eller at man som en vis Kenneth kan stille et sæt sikkert vellydende højttalere i udæmpede hjørner i et udæmpet rum og opnå anstændig hifi.
Tro kan tydeligvis sagtens erstatte viden og stærk nok tro kan også tilsvarende sagtens overtrumfe ubestridelige videnskabelige kendsgerninger. Sådan noget kaldes vist blot i daglig tale "skidedumt" og det er det!
Etiketter: Dagstekster 2010