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8 Hour Flight. Pick Your Seat. (Original Post) demmiblue Aug 2024 OP
I'd rather walk to my destination Deuxcents Aug 2024 #1
I would take the train. But if I had to choose I would pick #5 because skylucy Aug 2024 #2
Good reasoning biophile Aug 2024 #3
The individual sitting next to seat 3 True Dough Aug 2024 #4
9. definitely... ret5hd Aug 2024 #5
#9... Hugin Aug 2024 #6
Then again, if I took seat 5 True Dough Aug 2024 #7
10. Lindsey and Clarence DET Aug 2024 #8
Get a few drinks into Lindsey and the gossipy stories would entertain for the whole flight. betsuni Aug 2024 #9
Good point. Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #33
Seat 9. Abolishinist Aug 2024 #10
Be sure to get SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2024 #52
I'll Upgrade To 1st Class ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #11
That Is First Class DET Aug 2024 #13
Three Seats On One Side Of The Aisle In First Class? ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #14
Good Point DET Aug 2024 #22
5 Across Too ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #28
I'd be arrested before... S/V Loner Aug 2024 #12
I would be insane before takeoff. Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #34
Which ever seat is next to the emergency exit SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2024 #15
The lavatory. Oopsie Daisy Aug 2024 #16
If you unscrew the toilet, you can climb down into the baggage compartment. PeaceWave Aug 2024 #20
Totally worth it! Oopsie Daisy Aug 2024 #24
With the right amount of hard-boiled eggs and several bottles of dark beer, seat #2. Efilroft Sul Aug 2024 #17
I'll walk ZonkerHarris Aug 2024 #18
#9 next to Boebert. Stewardess; could I have a blanket please? keithbvadu2 Aug 2024 #19
So, about 15 minutes into the flight... Hugin Aug 2024 #23
Too much heavy theory. I was not thinking politics. keithbvadu2 Aug 2024 #26
Cancel the trip. Sogo Aug 2024 #21
Seat next to Lindsay Graham. Christopher Steele oasis Aug 2024 #25
Too bad Rudy is not there. You would not have to spend money. He will already get his own. keithbvadu2 Aug 2024 #29
Rudy's broke as hell. Greyhound Bus for his sorry oasis Aug 2024 #31
He'll have a bottle of Mad Dog in a brown paper bag. keithbvadu2 Aug 2024 #35
2 Aviation Pro Aug 2024 #27
I'll take 3. sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #30
#3 Retrograde Aug 2024 #32
#8, cuz for one it's an aisle seat & also I'm waaaayy too old for Gaetz to even give me the time of day. CrispyQ Aug 2024 #36
Best answer - I was thinking the same FakeNoose Aug 2024 #45
The wing. redstatebluegirl Aug 2024 #37
When I walked into the plane & saw the choices, I'd scream that it smells until the crew ordered me off the flight. Wonder Why Aug 2024 #38
3, or I'd take a different flight sakabatou Aug 2024 #39
Three. Conjuay Aug 2024 #40
'Hello, Amtrak?' Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #41
If I absolutely had to pick... Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #42
I would rather take a slow boat Tree Lady Aug 2024 #43
If could bring Cat, would pick #5, otherwise walk. PufPuf23 Aug 2024 #44
Deffo seat 10. Aisle seat and Lindsey and I could have a chat about that tom Uncle Ruckus next to him. Celerity Aug 2024 #46
Window seat Mz Pip Aug 2024 #47
Well, I just DID take an 8 hour flight. DFW Aug 2024 #48
If they were all on the same flight PikaBlue Aug 2024 #49
8. Then I'd slam my seat back at Mitch the whole trip. vanlassie Aug 2024 #50
The landing gear wheel well. Ocelot II Aug 2024 #51
Seat 3 Bettie Aug 2024 #53
10 mercuryblues Aug 2024 #54
Yes. Definitely seat 3. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Aug 2024 #55
Is "jump out of the plane" an option? If not, #3 looks like the best choice Bleacher Creature Aug 2024 #56
cargo bay arkielib Aug 2024 #57
9 FRANKPAGS Aug 2024 #58
#10 drunken lindsey and clare-clare would be the most fun. Aisle seat for easy escape. Clouds Passing Aug 2024 #59
1-800-Give me a parachute! Golden Raisin Aug 2024 #60
I'll walk... purr-rat beauty Aug 2024 #61
3 obamanut2012 Aug 2024 #62
5, bring my cat photos + cat art. pansypoo53219 Aug 2024 #63
I choose Satan. LudwigPastorius Aug 2024 #64
1. And then D.B. Cooper it off the plane Tribetime Aug 2024 #65
3 GoodRaisin Aug 2024 #66
#3 might make for interesting conversation 0rganism Aug 2024 #67
#9 would be an interesting choice mnmoderatedem Aug 2024 #68
Stay home ribrepin Aug 2024 #69
10 for take off and landing. The toilet for the rest of the flight. meadowlander Aug 2024 #70
Better question: why would I want to go where they are going? Blaukraut Aug 2024 #71
#9. 'Cause I'm a freak like that. SKKY Aug 2024 #72

skylucy

(4,022 posts)
2. I would take the train. But if I had to choose I would pick #5 because
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:34 PM
Aug 2024

Vance would just ask me how long I had been sitting in my seat. Then he would say "OK. Good." And that would be the end of the conversation.

True Dough

(26,550 posts)
4. The individual sitting next to seat 3
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:34 PM
Aug 2024

might as well move up one row to find his brother in arms. They're one in the same.

Personally, I'd pay for another flight if those were my options. Hopefully the next one is the DNC crowd.

ret5hd

(22,482 posts)
5. 9. definitely...
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:35 PM
Aug 2024

“hey…you wouldn’t believe what she just said about you….”

“pssst…look at that dye job. what do you think?”

“excuse me…just a little gassy today.”

“hey…what the hell is JD doing to that seat??? If ya’ll want i’ll trade seats with him!”

Hugin

(37,834 posts)
6. #9...
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:36 PM
Aug 2024

Hopefully, the in-flight movie is Beetlejuice.

Otherwise, I will take the seat next to a plugged up escape door, a mai tai, and a bag of peanuts.

True Dough

(26,550 posts)
7. Then again, if I took seat 5
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:36 PM
Aug 2024

I'd just have to prepare myself for, "How long have you been on this flight?"

Followed by my response, and "Okay. Okay."

DET

(2,487 posts)
8. 10. Lindsey and Clarence
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:39 PM
Aug 2024

Although he’s a simpering Trump toady, Lindsey has a great sense of humor. It would be an interesting flight. And Clarence wouldn’t deign to talk to me, which would work well for both of us.

betsuni

(29,039 posts)
9. Get a few drinks into Lindsey and the gossipy stories would entertain for the whole flight.
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:43 PM
Aug 2024

Clarence would sleep.

Abolishinist

(2,948 posts)
10. Seat 9.
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:44 PM
Aug 2024

I'd put a sleeping pill in #8's drink and after she dozed off, see if #10 would, well, you know.

Another option would be to dress up as a cat, hop into a crate, and do the cargo thing.

ProfessorGAC

(76,600 posts)
11. I'll Upgrade To 1st Class
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:46 PM
Aug 2024

I have a couple million frequent flier miles.
I'm not sitting next to any of those idiots and/or criminals.
On Edit: It really isn't "and/or. They're all idiots. Only some are criminals.

ProfessorGAC

(76,600 posts)
28. 5 Across Too
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 05:17 PM
Aug 2024

That's like the old DC-9. As much as I flew, I don't think I was on a DC-9 since the 80s!
I looked it up. Airbus has been building a 2/3 seating arrangement plane. It was originally a Bombardier design.
Until this thread came up, I was not aware anyone was building a modern plane like that.

SocialDemocrat61

(7,567 posts)
15. Which ever seat is next to the emergency exit
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:53 PM
Aug 2024

So I can blow it on flight and watch them all get sucked out

Efilroft Sul

(4,409 posts)
17. With the right amount of hard-boiled eggs and several bottles of dark beer, seat #2.
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 04:56 PM
Aug 2024

I will out-stink Trump, force the devil to flee back home to the perfumed scents of brimstone, freeze Mitch McConnell's face, and thaw Matt Gaetz's frozen expression. Can't do anything about Rick Scott, though. That guy was born to sniff farts.

Hugin

(37,834 posts)
23. So, about 15 minutes into the flight...
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 05:11 PM
Aug 2024

Booboo would be a Democrat again and Greene would wish she was… Is that right?

oasis

(53,629 posts)
25. Seat next to Lindsay Graham. Christopher Steele
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 05:14 PM
Aug 2024

dossier will pop up after I ply him with a few gin martinis.

keithbvadu2

(40,915 posts)
29. Too bad Rudy is not there. You would not have to spend money. He will already get his own.
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 05:19 PM
Aug 2024

Aviation Pro

(15,539 posts)
27. 2
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 05:17 PM
Aug 2024

So I can take the seat arm rest and lean into Motherfucker’s personal space while keeping my war face on for the duration.

CrispyQ

(40,936 posts)
36. #8, cuz for one it's an aisle seat & also I'm waaaayy too old for Gaetz to even give me the time of day.
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 05:53 PM
Aug 2024

And who knows, maybe Satan & I will strike up a good conversation.

Wonder Why

(6,916 posts)
38. When I walked into the plane & saw the choices, I'd scream that it smells until the crew ordered me off the flight.
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 05:59 PM
Aug 2024

Then I'd catch a later one on their million dollar settlement because no jury would turn me down for an amount that small considering the horror inflicted on me.

 

Zoomie1986

(1,213 posts)
42. If I absolutely had to pick...
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 06:37 PM
Aug 2024

#3 is the most attractive option, but I don't do window seats.

I'll take #10, because I know Lindsey would be too scared of me to start any crap.

PufPuf23

(9,818 posts)
44. If could bring Cat, would pick #5, otherwise walk.
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 06:39 PM
Aug 2024

My bossy Cat would totally dominate Vance and take his seat after eating the tasty parts of his lunch.

Celerity

(54,312 posts)
46. Deffo seat 10. Aisle seat and Lindsey and I could have a chat about that tom Uncle Ruckus next to him.
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 06:55 PM
Aug 2024

Main concern would be that piece of hogshit klanette EmptyG kicking the back of my seat with her pasty neanderthal legs.

When I got up to use the loo, btw, I would slip a La-Z-Boy brochure on Vance’s tray when he wasn’t looking.

Mz Pip

(28,439 posts)
47. Window seat
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 06:59 PM
Aug 2024

I’d put on my headphones, pull my hoodie down, close my eyes and play dead.

DFW

(60,125 posts)
48. Well, I just DID take an 8 hour flight.
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 07:04 PM
Aug 2024

Luckily, there was no one like that sitting anywhere near me.

Even if there had been, I don't think any of them speak Dutch (I was on KLM), so they wouldn't have known that I had requested a seat reassignment.

PikaBlue

(489 posts)
49. If they were all on the same flight
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 07:11 PM
Aug 2024

William Shatner would spot me ripping up the wing (metaphorically speaking).

vanlassie

(6,243 posts)
50. 8. Then I'd slam my seat back at Mitch the whole trip.
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 07:14 PM
Aug 2024

And drop chewing gum into Margie’s hair.

Bettie

(19,645 posts)
53. Seat 3
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 07:24 PM
Aug 2024

is the best choice. Might be a little warm, but less evil than any of the others.

Golden Raisin

(4,754 posts)
60. 1-800-Give me a parachute!
Sun Aug 25, 2024, 09:28 PM
Aug 2024

Or just let me disembark before takeoff so I could take another flight. Any other flight. The stench on this one would be enough to kill a brontosaurus.

LudwigPastorius

(14,669 posts)
64. I choose Satan.
Mon Aug 26, 2024, 12:46 AM
Aug 2024

I imagine he's got some good stories about roasting history's biggest assholes.

0rganism

(25,619 posts)
67. #3 might make for interesting conversation
Mon Aug 26, 2024, 01:13 AM
Aug 2024

Plus, it's a window seat so I don't have to squirm around if Satan needs to go to the little devils' room. And you know if you cut a deal with Satan he's gonna come through on his end, unlike some of the assholes in the diagram.

Yep, #3 it is.

mnmoderatedem

(3,906 posts)
68. #9 would be an interesting choice
Mon Aug 26, 2024, 03:13 AM
Aug 2024

ironically those two hate each other

I'd take #2. Only because I have a tendency to wildly flail my right arm and elbow during periods of high turbulence, so....

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