Guppy killer sticker?????

[208starcheck]

I was with a group of guys that were talking at the airport yesterday. I didn't have much to add because the conversation was about the airlines situation and furloughs.
One of the guys was a United pilot looking at a furlough soon. He was all worked up about some SkyWest pilots that have a bag sticker that says "Guppy Killer". I searched FI but didn't see any conversation about it. The United guy said he looks at all the SkyWest pilot bags in the terminal. He is on a hunt for anyone with that sticker. He is planning on confronting anyone with the sticker and not letting them go till they take off the sticker right then. He mentioned anyone with that sticker is looking to get in a fist fight. Almost sounded like he was the guy willing to get the fight started.

Question:
Is someone really making these stickers or is this guy worked up over a rumor?

 

[BigLebowski]

Uh are you sure you didn't confuse this one with Republic. They are the ones with the sticker because of the 170. I've heard pilots there tell me that it is a "mainline" aircraft. Here at SkyWest I have never saw that sticker on any of our bags.

I had this same conversation with a United pilot once. They had seen the same sticker floating around.

 

[clickclickboom]

Great a furlough and a felony assult charge..

 

[AbOvo]

I have never seen one of these stickers on any pilot bag but I have heard the stories.

Personally you might as well have a sticker next to it that says "I'M A D*&@#& BAG"

Kind of like the guys who tell me "I only fly the 700" with a sense of entitlement.

 

[ground stop]

Tetrahymena- Commonly called "Guppy Killer Disease." A ciliated protozoan which can be free-living or parasitic. Common in crowded conditions and in water containing excessive organic debris. Unaffected by parasiticides because of its ability to burrow deeply into skin of host which ultimately protects parasites from chemotherapeutics. Best method of control is prevention through sound husbandry practices. These pear-shaped protozoa may be present in very large numbers when the infestation is severe.

 

[txpilot1974]

I have never seen one of those stickers at SKYW. If anyone does have a "guppy killer" sticker on their bag they probably deserve to be assulted. However, I would like to know just how this guy plans to force someone to remove a sticker from their bag. I just don't see a UAL pilot detaining another pilot at a gate with out drawing some attention.

 

[Abernathy]

They are the ones with the sticker because of the 170. I've heard pilots there tell me that it is a "mainline" aircraft.

Well they get paid more than a certain "mainline" to fly them.

What a stupid thing to put on your bag, though.

 

[Caspian27]

I have never seen an OO pilot with this sticker.

I have talked to some RAH FO's that seem to think they are God's gift to mankind because they fly a "real" aircraft.

SJS is a serious disease....

 

[DX Rick]

He is planning on confronting anyone with the sticker and not letting them go till they take off the sticker right then.

Wow, holding someone against thier own will. You can go to jail for a good amount of time.
I doubt there is such a sticker and I doubt this conversation ever took place.

 

[SSDD]

There was E170 pilot here a while back that used to go by that name. Used to flame the UA pilots all the time.

 

[Salukipilot4590]

Yeah I'm a pretty big dou*che and that sticker even pissed me off. I hope nobody seriously has this on their bag....that would just be sad.

 

[Hypoxik]

I was one of the guys in on this convo. This guy is going to get a second furlough from UA in 8 years. I understand why he is frustrated. I have not actually seen the stickers. I didn't think he was exaggerating though.

 

[txpilot1974]

There was E170 pilot here a while back that used to go by that name. Used to flame the UA pilots all the time.

I thought about that too. What happened to that guy? Did he get banned?

 

[Caspian27]

What makes it "real"? engines below the wings??

I've yet to meet a single RAH pilot who would make that dumb of a statement. And if they do, please feel free to beat them with a sock full of pennies.

Just like I have never seen a single "Guppy Killer" sticker since the airplane was new back in 2004 and some idiots thought it would be funny. That died pretty quickly. Again, if you see one, refer to aforementioned sock full of pennies.

An airplane is an airplane.

I swear this feels like early 2002 all over again.

Agreed. Common sense and tact seem to be lacking these days.

I'm just going to go start finding some pennies and some socks.......j/k

 

[ASA_Aviator]

Sorry for my ignorance, but what is the significance of a guppy killer? I've never seen the sticker, and don't know why it is upsetting...

 

[AbOvo]

Because at United they call the 737 the Guppy. So therefore Guppy Killer insinuates whatever airplane the particular pilot is flying is replacing the Guppy, ie killing it off.

 

[79%N1]

My favorite was the RAH FO who climbed aboard my jumpseat. When I asked him what he flew (rhetorical question) he told me............"The Mini-Bus"! I asked what that meant, and he of course told me all about how the E170 was just like flying a mini Airbus.

 

[NEDude]

I asked what that meant, and he of course told me all about how the E170 was just like flying a mini Airbus.

Ummm not quite. Besides, the Airbus pays a lot more than the E170.

 

[JoeMerchant]

I was one of the guys in on this convo. This guy is going to get a second furlough from UA in 8 years. I understand why he is frustrated. I have not actually seen the stickers. I didn't think he was exaggerating though.

Instead of getting worked up over this supposed sticker.....he should be more worked up over the one that says "ALPA speaks for me and I tell them what to say".....

 

[ASA_Aviator]

Because at United they call the 737 the Guppy. So therefore Guppy Killer insinuates whatever airplane the particular pilot is flying is replacing the Guppy, ie killing it off.

Got it. Thanks.