On 1/8/08 9:19 AM,"Nyssa" <Nyssa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Yup, that was the very first thought I had. A rerun of
> the Lucy and Ethel routine. I wonder if they'll extend
> the similarity to having them tear pieces off of each
> others dresses while at the podium.
>
> OTOH the whole airplane thing was so contrived. It
> took away some of my enjoyment of the interplay
> between the two excellent actresses. Anyone who
> has been in first class on a flight knows that the
> attendant will offer to hang up your garment bag in
> the first class closet area. And if the flight really
> were "too fat" they wouldn't go trolling in the
> first class section to bump passengers, especially
> ones who probably had to pay near full fare for a
> short leadtime flight. They'd go back to steerage,
> er coach, and ask for volunteers. SHEESH!
>
> And any attendant with that type of attitude would
> NOT be assigned to first class and would have a
> great deal of trouble keeping her job.
>
> It's clear that the scab writers are pulling stuff
> out of thin air, and it's only the extraordinary
> talents of the actors who are saving their metaphorical
> bacon.
>
> Nyssa, who really likes Diane and Alexis and can put
> up with a lot to see 'em duke it out
>
That was pretty hard to swallow. If a mere 200 lbs is what they needed
to
shed, I have no doubt they'd have just pulled off 6 or 8 suitcases and put
them on the next flight. People's luggage gets "lost" all the time. That
would certainly be better from all standpoints than delaying a plane full
of
people, which will also wind up making some of them miss connections, and
hold up many people in Philadelphia waiting to catch this plane to its
next
destination, yada, yada, yada. I can't imagine anybody bumping
passengers
already seated on the plane, let alone first class passengers, no matter
how
irritating they might be to the snotty stewardess!
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