Strangest thing ever seen

[amaineiac]

The strangest thing I’ve ever seen? How about a bunch of pilots nit pickin’ the $hit out of each other over grammatical errors on a Friday night!

Foobar, that was one on the funniest posts I’ve seen in a long time…I just about pissed my pants.

 

[Chas]

saw a ...

nosewheel collapse on a bonanza while taxiing no one hurt thank god Chas

 

[EOpilot]

Timebuilder:

How long does a word have to be used before it is considered proper usage?

The first use of the word "mad" to mean "angry" was in the 15th century. Your english monitoring counterpart in the 1780s also deplored its use calling it an americanism. (Is that really a word?)

The reason you probably don't view it as a proper definition is because in the UK, the usage of "mad" to mean "angry" has long since been dropped.

In American dictionaries, the first definition of "mad" is usually "angry". First definitions are not generally given to recent or casual usage.

Why am I commenting on this? Because I'm a bored, annoying nitpicker.

 

[LearLove]

2 250 pound plus rampies in Philly (old ramp) haveing sex in an enclosed bag cart.

 

[Timebuilder]

EO-

Since the English were speaking english long before we were a country, generally they get the nod on "best" usage.

Take a walk through the dictionary and you'll see a great deal of first definitions that you would never use in professional or formal use, which are the usual tests of "correct" speech.

I decided to join in and try to pick at the paragraph ONLY because I sensed it was constructed to show poor writing, and yes, it is funny until you think about the low standard of speech and writing that is now common.

 

[njcapt]

2 250 pound plus rampies in Philly (old ramp) haveing sex in an enclosed bag cart.

Man, I'm glad I never had to see that. That vision would ALMOST be enough for me to use the disgusting PHL trailier crappers to vomit in.

I wouldn't touch anything in there if I did, though.

 

[mar]

My vote goes to LearLove

LearLove (who should change his name to BaggageCartLove) gets my vote for the strangest thing ever seen.

Still racking my brains and the best I can come up with was at LAX several years ago.

I was hanging out waiting for a jumpseat when I see Jesse Jackson walking down the terminal surrounded by his entourage. He's quite tall you know?

I suppose it's not really strange but it was one of those moments when you go, Hmm, there's something you don't see everyday...

 

[tinman]

Spending Thanksgiving in Prescott(in-laws), and had to spend an extra day because of a snow storm. Got up early the next morning and headed to the airport to clean the snow/ice off the aircraft. We were parked at the departure end of 21L and were just walking up to the plane. I see this aircraft gear up, full power, and descending to the end of the runway. Talk about a deadening sound when he hit the snow covered ground. Basically a gear up landing with full power but didn't slide, dead stop. Everybody walked away(four adults I think).
Talked to the line guy before I left who said the guy didn't want to clean the snow and ice from the tail before take off. I had about 3" of the stuff on mine that I had to clean, so I would think that he had about the same. It was a single engine, low wing, high perf., t-tail. Anybody??


P.S. I do not guarantee any spelling or punctuation.

 

[VA AV8R]

We've got a Captain that, soon after takeoff, stands up in the cockpit and takes off his pants. He's wearing running shorts or something similar underneath, but it sure takes you by suprise the first time he does it. He claims he does it to get more "comfortable"... I think a Catholic Priest used that line on me once come to think of it...

 

[WrightAvia]

That reminds me of this retired heavy iron guy I used to right seat with in a conquest and king air. He used to have to take time to shift his gut from resting on the right leg to the left leg. He'd pick it up and move it with both hands.

 

[Foobar]

You missed one...

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutspelling/affect

 

[VNugget]

Just a few hours ago I saw Bill Cornick plow his S-2C into the ground when he was doing rolls just a few feet off and cut it too close.

A minute later he got out of the plane and walked away.

 

[Timebuilder]

Really, what kind of an affect does ...

Well, your post did have an effect. What kind of an effect did it have? I caused me to begin to write a response post about your paragraph. Of course, if I mull this over for several minutes, it may affect my state of mind.

 

[SpiderMan]

While driving to work one evening......
I exited the freeway, was heading down the off-ramp toward an intersection. At the intersection, some dude was next to his car doing push-ups. It seemed strange to me anyway.

 

[WrightAvia]

He was probably one of those gung ho Marine Grunts...

...and was on the way to work, when he ran out of gas because his Navy buddys borrowed his car the night before to chase poontang. He called his Gunny on the cell phone to let him know he was going to be late for work and the Gunny said, "What is your MAJOR MALFUNCTION numbnuts? Get down and give me push ups forever...or at least till AAA gets there!"

 

[tuna]

I was in Prescott, sitting in the airplane being a good little doobie, and doing my take-off performance calculations (just after I got my private). I noticed a tail-dragger taxiing up but, didn't pay too much attention to it and went back to the books. I then heard a thud, and felt a jolt. I looked up and noticed that the tail-dragger had just hit the prop. I looked towards his plane with a dumbfounded look. Right at this time, the guy looks back, notices that I am sitting in the plane, and guns his engine. He gets to the end of the runway and, without missing a beat, he takes off. The prop was fine but, what a moron!


P.S. Just to keep in the spirit of things. My favorite is when someone has an "itch they need to scratch". But they say "I have to itch my back" or, wherever they have the itch.

 

[Typhoon1244]

He gets to the end of the runway and, without missing a beat, he takes off.

Did you get his N-number?

My favorite is when someone has an "itch they need to scratch". But they say "I have to itch my back" or...

My wife does that too, sometimes. She also misuses "lie/lay."

"I was laying on the couch..."

"Really? What were you laying? Sod? Eggs?"

(Sadly, I've heard Tom Brocaw mess that one up, too.)

 

[tuna]

First of all, no, I didn't get the guys N number. (Too young and dumb to figure it out at the time.)

My wife does that too, sometimes. She also misuses "lie/lay."

"Really? What were you laying? Sod? Eggs?"

I made the mistake of visualizing this phenomenon and, all that I can see, is a woman squatting over a couch, pumping out eggs.


I can't stop laughing

 

[WrightAvia]

My wife does that too, sometimes. She also misuses "lie/lay."

"I was laying on the couch..."

"Really? What were you laying? Sod? Eggs?"

Judging by your avatar, she may have been laying pipe.

 

[JimNtexas]

I was in West Texas once when I stopped about sunset at the Marfa Lights Viewing area, located on the highway between Marfa and Alpine (next to an old WWII aux field, so this is on topic).

Besides me, there was an interesting collections of tourists and various serious nutcases waiting for the appearance of the mysterious light show that happens there sometime.

I looked off to the west, and saw the strangest thing I'd ever seen in the sky. A huge black silhouette, rotating high in the sky. I knew I recognized it............my God..... It looks like a giant flying.....Oscar Myer Weiner Mobile!!!!!!!!

After shaking my head a few times I recalled that there is a tethered aerostat located near Marfa, but it was a weird feeling there for a moment.

Latter we did see the lights, I don't know what they are.

 

[Sniper Bob]

"Lights are nothing more than the headlights and taillights of cars driving U.S. 67 between Marfa and Presidio, on the crest of the Chinati Mountains."

-http://www.watchingyou.com/marfa.html

The reports that they have been seen for 100 years may be false.


The funniest thing I've seen: Guy on a tug pulling a honey wagon. He turns the tug to park it next to the baggage loader. Tug turns, trailer turns, but the tank on top of the trailer continues straight ahead. Blue goo dumps all over the ramp. Guy looks around to see if he's been caught. Tries to push it upright, no luck there. He looks at it for a moment, scratches his head, and walks away.