The Off Topic Topic

[Jacob]

I think he has met gaijin, but whether its actually gaijin is another issue.

If it's gaijin, I have a pretty solid way of verifying that.

[CountDeMoney]

Lol, "knifing of the Swede..."

[Admiral Yi]

I'll take legit lurker if someone offers the right odds.

[The Larch]

Charlie Murphy, Eddie Murphy's older brother, has just passed away at 57 from leukemia.

Watching his Hollywood Stories from the Chappelle show won't be the same from now on.  With Prince and Rick James also gone these are all stories about dead people...quite chilling.

[Zanza]

Welcome lurker!

[Jacob]

[Ed Anger]

See, this is why people leave and never come back

Except for Ed. He leaves and comes back all the time. Sometimes he comes back before he even leaves.

Ed's the comeback kid for sure.

Well, more like the comeback gramps, but you know what I mean.

I'm complicated.

[CountDeMoney]

Your wheels are chocked.

[Monoriu]

I reckon it's either  Jaron or FB sock.

Mono, have you met either of those two?

Nope.

[Ed Anger]

Glad I got the Hellcat. The Demon will only have one seat. How will you get your women wet if they can't sit in it?

Vroom.

[Tonitrus]

Glad I got the Hellcat. The Demon will only have one seat. How will you get your women wet if they can't sit in it?

Vroom.

Does it at least have a trunk for them? 

[jimmy olsen]

I feel a bit sorry for people working in PR departments when they are facing a shitstorm, e.g. United Airlines. All your work evaporates in an instant without you having any agency.

I dunno - a crisis like this is where you can prove your worth.

I think there is some merit to the "stand up for your aircrew" approach United is taking, even though the airline is taking a beating with the public at large.  Standing up for your team, having them know management has your back, is also worth a great deal.  And apparently morale at United is still fairly fragile after a merger with Continental several years ago.

They have now apologised...so hardline is not so firm.

They don't seem likely to escape the PR hell they've entered any time soon. They just threatened to drag the CEO of a half billion dollar investment firm off one of their planes because they over booked 1st class.

http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-united-low-priority-passenger-20170412-story.html

[Josquius]

Another of those great unsolved mysteries of life - why is it that Spanish people travel in such huge gangs?

[Tonitrus]

Summon up your inner Francis Drake.

[Monoriu]

Another of those great unsolved mysteries of life - why is it that Spanish people travel in such huge gangs?

Chinese also travel in large groups.  The first advantage is cost.  There are large economies of scale in buying group air tickets and hotel rooms.  Secondly, one can turn off the brain in such a group.  No need to speak English, no need to plan for the trip, worry about transportation, schedules etc.  Just follow the group.  Third reason is safety.