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Caption This for 09/30/11

Posted September 29, 2011 4:45 PM by Kaplin

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09/29/2011 5:36 PM

Great!!! There goes my insurance premium up again....

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09/29/2011 8:00 PM

Welcome to our first stop on the inaugural flight of the new humungus 380. Our express exit passengers may now pop the door over the starboard wing and exit overtop the wing directly into terminal.

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09/29/2011 8:15 PM

And here we have al-Qaida's newest pilot training...

/Naw, I just can't finish the caption. Too sick.

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09/29/2011 11:52 PM

when asked why, the female pilot said, "it's because my husband told me that this (indicating with her fingers) is 6 inches."

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09/30/2011 12:11 AM

Well, he told me to "get over", he didn't say which way.

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09/30/2011 12:18 AM

To answering machine at home: Hello Honey? I just ran into some guys at the office and they are insisting that I take them out and buy them a beer. It sounds like it might be very late night. I will explain everything when I get home.OK? hope you remember to pick up this message. OH yeah, would you double check that I paid my insurance premium last month..bye.

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09/30/2011 12:30 AM

""Good Day, Ladies and Gentlemen ...

We would like to welcome you to the world's first totally automated commercial flight. After years of perfecting, we are proud to offer this excellent service to you, providing the best in trouble-free gate-to-gate service.

Now, we invite you to sit back and relax, as absolutely nothing can go wrong

go wrong ...

go wrong ...

go wrong ...

go wrong ...""

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09/30/2011 10:08 AM

At last, another "West World" fan.

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09/30/2011 12:57 AM

Officer, I swear, that building came out of no where! I want him charged BUI "Building under Influence"

Ok, ok, Just hand over your license, insurance and registration please.

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09/30/2011 1:08 AM

Model A380 XLR (extra long range) with wing tank attached.

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09/30/2011 2:15 AM

(s)he was trying to square the circle !!!!

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09/30/2011 4:05 AM

PMSL!

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09/30/2011 2:18 AM

opps!

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09/30/2011 3:44 AM

They wanted us to extend the terminal building to handle the extra passengers - so it seemed like good idea to use the dead space beside the taxiways.

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09/30/2011 4:01 AM

I guess this ones a bit wider than the others!

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09/30/2011 4:06 AM

I told you I needed to move the wing mirrors. That building was right in my blind spot...until it was too late.

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09/30/2011 6:44 AM

Scratch just there.... Aaah.

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09/30/2011 7:42 AM

After extensive engineering in design the industrial "mobile" metal shear was put to work..........

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09/30/2011 7:44 AM

My brother actually did this once. It is the the type of thing that friends and relatives tend to remember for a long time.

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09/30/2011 8:17 AM

"I realize you're not a not a fully qualified and certified pilot yet, Bob, but don't worry and take it in stride; You'll get your 'wings' eventually.

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09/30/2011 8:40 AM

One Eye Willy realizes now that, maybe, being a pilot is a little harder than it seems.

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09/30/2011 9:20 AM

love at first flight?.......wadda we get if we don't make it that far?

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09/30/2011 9:23 AM

"Airbus 380 to terminal"…

"Go 380"…

"We are in position; and ready to begin Stress Testing"…

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09/30/2011 9:55 AM

Jumbo Jet Rodeo - Parallel Parking Challenge Mishap

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09/30/2011 10:18 AM

what's that you say? wing tips in the office? why so formal?

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09/30/2011 10:40 AM

If the engineers won't come to the tarmac to inspect this wing, I'll bring it to them!

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09/30/2011 10:45 AM

Upon closer inspection, maintenance found the reason for the clock-wise flight path of the airliner... the passenger "seating cube" on the port side fell off.

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09/30/2011 10:52 AM

Okay, so I'm not so good at ground maneuvers. I do great once I'm in the air............really!!

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09/30/2011 10:58 AM

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.........

If you'd care to take a look out the right side of the plane you'll notice that our wing is stuck in a building...............

That doesn't happen every day..........

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09/30/2011 11:19 AM

I always said they should install those proximity thingies in the wing tips!

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09/30/2011 11:21 AM

Having successfully landed the jumbo jet under severe wind shear conditions, the relieved pilot bungled the taxiing maneuver due to the lessor known problem involving wing shear.

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09/30/2011 11:22 AM

No, I said turn to your left, not my left.

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09/30/2011 12:39 PM

For Jed and and Granny, is was NOT "Love at first flight"

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09/30/2011 2:01 PM

Oppppssss!!!!!! Too many G**damn BACK SEAT DRIVERS!!!!!!!

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09/30/2011 2:03 PM

An entire plane full of Mother-In-Laws!

[Geeezzzz, I just couldn't help myself...sorry!]

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09/30/2011 2:06 PM

Pilot b*tching to Co-pilot overheard on the intercom....

Pilot: "Damn Dragon Lady" made me do it"!

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09/30/2011 2:10 PM

Pilot to Co-pilot: "OOOHHH CRAP!!! I knew I should have stuck to flying Fighters instead of these flying 'Queen Mary's"!

Co-Pilot to Pilot: "Ahhh Fred, you should have stuck to flying desks, you idiot, yuk yuk yuk"!

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09/30/2011 2:11 PM

Now we know why the Air Force drummed the pilot out.......

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09/30/2011 2:12 PM

Pilot wears Coke Bottle glasses for sure!

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09/30/2011 4:42 PM

I told them to move the plane before we started construction.

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09/30/2011 7:07 PM

The avionics are great until we are in a taxi scenario...

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09/30/2011 7:15 PM

Ever since Cap'n Miller downloaded the app that hacks into airport security, the attention span on the flight deck just hasn't been the same ...

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09/30/2011 8:27 PM

For when you need to have those business meetings on the go...

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09/30/2011 9:25 PM

For all the CR4 parents out there:

I'm touching you! I'm touching you!

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10/01/2011 9:19 AM

pilot: yes, ah, 67 chocoate shakes, 27 cokes, 58 hamburger, 79 cheeseburgers, 95 fries.......

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10/01/2011 11:44 AM

"See, I told you landing was no problem - I could just wing it."

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10/02/2011 1:03 PM

A new wing was just added to this building.

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10/03/2011 2:09 AM

Cameras are fine devices, but camera tricks makes you say "opps"

Hit it once again.

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10/03/2011 8:56 AM

Unfortunately, there were no survivors.

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10/07/2011 10:39 AM

Wnen did they put that building there?

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Bo-wing

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10/08/2011 3:16 PM

"Yeah but this never happened in the simulator !?!?!? ... "

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