What not to do on a plane to your fellow passengers

chrisinhouston · 05-27-2010, 12:53 AM

Just flew from IAH to SEA and the Mrs. and I were in first class which is always nice. Not long after we took off the man in front of me began putting his hands on the back of his headrest or up in the air holding on to the edge of the baggage bins. At first it was a bit annoying and luckily I was not interested in the movie and was mostly working on my laptop. After awhile it became amusing and I decided to capture his antics on my iPhone.

Well at least he had nicely manicured fingernails.

chrisinhouston · 05-27-2010, 12:55 AM

And there is more!

HungLikeJesus · 05-27-2010, 07:49 AM

Well, it's better than screaming children.

Shawnee123 · 05-27-2010, 07:51 AM

You should've started painting his nails!

Spexxvet · 05-27-2010, 08:51 AM

I hope his pits weren't stinky!

Trilby · 05-27-2010, 08:53 AM

hahahahahaha!!!!

Shawnee123 · 05-27-2010, 09:00 AM

That would annoy me. I bet when that guy drives, he leans way over on the armrest, gangsta-wannabe style. The arms are where they all keep their unrivaled coolness, apparently.

Cloud · 05-27-2010, 10:21 AM

maybe his hands and arms were going numb and he was trying to improve the circulation or something (although I usually put my arms down for that purpose).

or . . . some guys just cannot sit still. You ever see those? constantly jiggling and squirming like a 5 year old.

Shawnee123 · 05-27-2010, 11:34 AM

He probably has fibromyalgia.

monster · 05-27-2010, 12:51 PM

perhaps the person in the seat next to him was filming a deodorant commercial?

toranokaze · 05-28-2010, 12:29 PM

Maybe he just wanted to hold hands

wolf · 05-28-2010, 01:47 PM

Way better than the dude in the row ahead of me who puked ... I can deal with fidgety.

Undertoad · 05-28-2010, 01:56 PM

When I was 18, I saw a short piece on schizophrenia where this schizophrenic guy couldn't put his left arm down. It was stuck. When at home he would mask it by reclining and putting his other arm up, like he was relaxing. But he would go out and mow the lawn, and his one arm would be up.

Well this freaked me right the fuck out. From then on I started to worry every time I put my arm up - is it gonna just stay there, because I'm mentally ill, and that's it for life, now?

Which is stupid, because that's much better than, say, being blind or deaf or something, just having your one arm up all the time. But it's the embarrassment, you know? If you're blind, people don't want your story, they just want to pet your dog.

lumberjim · 05-28-2010, 03:47 PM

plus, anytime anyone asked for a volunteer to do something really shitty, you'd be screwed.

ZenGum · 05-28-2010, 07:15 PM

I guess he must have had his arm up when the wind changed, and it stayed like that. Grandma was right!

05-27-2010, 12:53 AM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	What not to do on a plane to your fellow passengers Just flew from IAH to SEA and the Mrs. and I were in first class which is always nice. Not long after we took off the man in front of me began putting his hands on the back of his headrest or up in the air holding on to the edge of the baggage bins. At first it was a bit annoying and luckily I was not interested in the movie and was mostly working on my laptop. After awhile it became amusing and I decided to capture his antics on my iPhone. Well at least he had nicely manicured fingernails. Attached Images

05-27-2010, 12:55 AM	#2
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	And there is more! Attached Images

05-27-2010, 07:49 AM	#3
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Well, it's better than screaming children. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-27-2010, 07:51 AM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	You should've started painting his nails! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-27-2010, 08:51 AM	#5
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	I hope his pits weren't stinky! __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

05-27-2010, 08:53 AM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	hahahahahaha!!!! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

05-27-2010, 09:00 AM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	That would annoy me. I bet when that guy drives, he leans way over on the armrest, gangsta-wannabe style. The arms are where they all keep their unrivaled coolness, apparently. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-27-2010, 10:21 AM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	maybe his hands and arms were going numb and he was trying to improve the circulation or something (although I usually put my arms down for that purpose). or . . . some guys just cannot sit still. You ever see those? constantly jiggling and squirming like a 5 year old. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-27-2010, 11:34 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	He probably has fibromyalgia. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-27-2010, 12:51 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	perhaps the person in the seat next to him was filming a deodorant commercial? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-28-2010, 12:29 PM	#11
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	Maybe he just wanted to hold hands __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

05-28-2010, 01:47 PM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Way better than the dude in the row ahead of me who puked ... I can deal with fidgety. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-28-2010, 01:56 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	When I was 18, I saw a short piece on schizophrenia where this schizophrenic guy couldn't put his left arm down. It was stuck. When at home he would mask it by reclining and putting his other arm up, like he was relaxing. But he would go out and mow the lawn, and his one arm would be up. Well this freaked me right the fuck out. From then on I started to worry every time I put my arm up - is it gonna just stay there, because I'm mentally ill, and that's it for life, now? Which is stupid, because that's much better than, say, being blind or deaf or something, just having your one arm up all the time. But it's the embarrassment, you know? If you're blind, people don't want your story, they just want to pet your dog.

05-28-2010, 03:47 PM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	plus, anytime anyone asked for a volunteer to do something really shitty, you'd be screwed. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-28-2010, 07:15 PM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I guess he must have had his arm up when the wind changed, and it stayed like that. Grandma was right! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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