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Alaska Airlines lands 120-foot king salmon
The Associated Press ^ | Sunday, October 2, 2005 | By Elizabeth M. Gillespie

Posted on 10/02/2005 8:09:02 AM PDT by Saynotosocialism

Alaska Airlines' "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon" is shown in flight Friday. The freshly repainted Boeing 737 was scheduled to make its first flight to Anchorage today.

Air-brush artist Chris Coakley sprays a special mix of salmon pink as he works Sept. 23 at Goodrich Aviation Technical Services in Everett painting an Alaska Airlines 737, now called the "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon," to look like a giant king salmon. A team of 30 painters worked 24 days adorning the jet with the shimmering image. The average 737 takes about a week to paint.

(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Travel
KEYWORDS: airlines; alaska; flyingfish
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1 posted on 10/02/2005 8:09:02 AM PDT by Saynotosocialism
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To: Saynotosocialism

Something looks fishy.

2 posted on 10/02/2005 10:01:50 AM PDT by martin_fierro (_____oooo_( ° ¿ ° )_oooo_____)
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To: mikrofon; Charles Henrickson; Tijeras_Slim; Aeronaut

Alask-ya not to make puns.


3 posted on 10/02/2005 10:04:33 AM PDT by martin_fierro (Salm-on Wry)
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To: martin_fierro; Tijeras_Slim; FireTrack; Pukin Dog; citabria; B Knotts; kilowhskey; cyphergirl; ...

Alask-ya not to make puns. - martin_fierro

4 posted on 10/02/2005 10:36:19 AM PDT by Aeronaut (2 Chronicles 7:14.)
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To: Saynotosocialism; Aeronaut
Hmmm...obviously hooked while fly fishing ...
5 posted on 10/02/2005 11:00:24 AM PDT by GoldCountryRedneck ("Of course, the Piper Cub is the safest of airplanes; it will only slightly kill you" - Unknown)
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To: martin_fierro; Charles Henrickson; Tijeras_Slim; Aeronaut

Yes, we shouldn't Anchorage that kind of behavior...


6 posted on 10/02/2005 12:38:52 PM PDT by mikrofon (Let's get our Bering straight here.)
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To: martin_fierro

Eskimo a little nicer and I may comply....


7 posted on 10/02/2005 12:40:39 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: martin_fierro; mikrofon
Alask-ya not to make puns.

Juneau better than to try that.

8 posted on 10/02/2005 12:41:07 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (A good pun is its own reword.)
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To: Aeronaut

Those are some pretty fair banks those planes are doing.


9 posted on 10/02/2005 12:41:54 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (A good pun is its own reword.)
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To: Saynotosocialism

Maybe we will see it in Fairbanks. Some odd birds land here.


10 posted on 10/02/2005 12:43:23 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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Eskimo a little nicer and I may comply....

I tried being more polite but found I just wasn't inuit.

11 posted on 10/02/2005 12:48:58 PM PDT by martin_fierro (Roe is me.)
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To: martin_fierro

Bering the load again I see.....:o)


12 posted on 10/02/2005 12:52:52 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: martin_fierro

"Let's put a happy little salmon right about . . . here!"

13 posted on 10/02/2005 12:52:53 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Let's hope no happy accidents.)
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To: martin_fierro; mikrofon

That plane is doing fishtails!


14 posted on 10/02/2005 12:53:57 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Salmon chanted evening. . . .)
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To: martin_fierro

Grizzly airlines is in hot pursuit...


15 posted on 10/02/2005 12:55:09 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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I tried being more polite but found I just wasn't inuit.

Yukon try, at least.

16 posted on 10/02/2005 12:55:30 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Yukon goaled.)
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To: Charles Henrickson

After a flight with the Alaska Governor on board, the pilot discovered an obviously expensive fountain pen where the Gov was sitting. When he tried to return it the Governor insisted he keep it. A pen he saved is a pen he earned.


17 posted on 10/02/2005 1:21:48 PM PDT by Aeronaut (2 Chronicles 7:14.)
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To: Charles Henrickson; mikrofon

Ol' Bob often spoke fondly of his time in the Artic Circle.

18 posted on 10/02/2005 1:35:17 PM PDT by martin_fierro (Salm-on Wry)
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To: martin_fierro; Charles Henrickson

Trying to keep up with you punsters is Aleutian proposition...


19 posted on 10/02/2005 4:43:54 PM PDT by mikrofon (Counter Pun-cher)
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To: All

I logged on for this....?

Grooooooaaaaaannnnn....


20 posted on 10/02/2005 5:34:15 PM PDT by baltodog (R.I.P. Balto: 2001(?) - 2005)
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