I thought I was going to die, we were so high up," the card said. "I thought to myself: I hope we don't crash and burn or worse yet landing in the ocean, living through it, only to be eaten by sharks, or worse yet, end up on some place like Gilligan's Island, stranded, or worse yet, be eaten by a tribe of headhunters, speaking of headhunters, why do they just eat outsiders, and not the family members? Strange ... and what if the plane ripped apart in mid-flight and we plumited (sic) to earth, landed on Gilligan's Island and then lived through it, and the only woman there was Mrs. Thurston Howell III? No Mary Anne (my favorite) no Ginger, just Lovey! If it were just her, I think I'd opt for the sharks, maybe the headhunters.

Whoever made that call needs to have their sense of humor surgically replaced.

That's so obviously a joke (and a mildly amusing one at that).

Damn it, I'm going to always get you mixed up with XC now because of your av Adam.

I was close to changing it but Myers' 3 point night has made me weary.

Am I a terrorist for thinking it was funny?

So, uh, who exactly paid for those F-16s to escort that plane?

So, uh, who exactly paid for those F-16s to escort that plane?

He should have just held onto the card until they landed. Of course then he wouldn't have been allowed on his return flight.

These hightened tensions are really going to put a cramp on my two favorite airplane games - 'spot the FAM, touch his shoulder and nod toward my buddy', and 'best airplane movie terrorist scene played at full volume during mid-flight'.