The Official Silliness Thread Salutes Your Yearbook and Aweful Past Trends

I browsed through my middle and high school yearbooks recently, while drinking cold, depreciating mugs of Pigs Eye beer. Taking care not to drip the dying slags of falling frost upon the aged pages, I wrestled with an obvious truth concerning yearbook nostalgia: We look silly. We act silly. We have silly sayings we believe are cool. We rely upon certain people to be the "in crowd" while others more substantial fade into the background. We have silly hair styles and clothing. We spent money on toys, games, and music that quickly goes out of style. We even made David Soul and Kajagoogoo pop music phenoms.

And that my fellow FReepers and lurkers is just plain SILLY and that's a jolly good excuse to post old photos, songs you love/hate, dances you did/didn't do, clothes you wore/took off, and/or your normal misgivings about all things involving the presidency of Jimmy Carter.

Here's some other fun stuff that happens on flights, also:

All too rarely, airline attendants make an effort to
> > make the in-flight
> > "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more
> > entertaining. Here are
> > some real examples that have been heard or reported:
> >
> > 1. On a Southwest flight (SW has no assigned
> > seating, you just sit where
> > you want) passengers were apparently having a hard
> > time choosing, when a
> > flight attendant announced, "People, people we're
> > not picking out
> > furniture here, find a seat and get in it!"
> >
> > 2. On a Continental Flight with a very "senior"
> > flight attendant crew,
> > the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached
> > cruising altitude
> > and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is
> > for your comfort and
> > to enhance the appearance of your flight
> > attendants."
> >
> > 3. On landing, the stewardess said, "Please be sure
> > to take all of your
> > belongings. If you're going to leave anything,
> > please make sure it's
> > something we'd like to have."
> >
> > 4. There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but
> > there are only 4 ways
> > out of this airplane"
> >
> > 5. "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We
> > hope you enjoyed
> > giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking
> > you for a ride."
> >
> > 6. As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at
> > Ronald Reagan, a lone
> > voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella.
> > WHOA!"
> >
> > 7. After a particularly rough landing during
> > thunderstorms in Memphis, a
> > flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced,
> > "Please take care when
> > opening the overhead compartments because, after a
> > landing like that,
> > sure as hell everything has shifted."
> >
> > 8. From a Southwest Airlines employee: "Welcome
> > aboard Southwest Flight
> > 245 to Tampa. To operate your seat belt, insert the
> > metal tab into the
> > buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every
> > other seat belt; and,
> > if you don't know how to operate one, you probably
> > shouldn't be out in
> > public unsupervised."
> >
> > 9. "In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure,
> > masks will descend
> > from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and
> > pull it over your
> > face. If you have a small child traveling with you,
> > secure your mask
> > before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling
> > with more than one
> > small child, pick your favorite."
> >
> > 10. Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with
> > some broken clouds,
> > but we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive.
> > Thank you, and
> > remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than
> > Southwest
> > Airlines."
> >
> > 11. "Your seat cushions can be used for flotation;
> > and, in the event of
> > an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore
> > and take them with
> > our compliments."
> >
> > 12. "As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all
> > of your belongings.
> > Anything left behind will be distributed evenly
> > among the flight
> > attendants. Please do not leave children or
> > spouses."
> >
> > 13. And from the pilot during his welcome message:
> > "Delta Airlines is
> > pleased to have some of the best flight attendants
> > in the industry.
> > Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"
> >
> > 14. Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very
> > hard landing in Salt
> > Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom
> > and said, "That was
> > quite a bump, and I know what y'all are thinking.
> > I'm here to tell you
> > it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's
> > fault, it wasn't
> > the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt."
> >
> > 15. Overheard on an American Airlines flight into
> > Amarillo, Texas, on a
> > particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final
> > approach, the Captain
> > was really having to fight it. After an extremely
> > hard landing, the
> > Flight Attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen,
> > welcome to Amarillo.
> > Please remain in your seats with your seat belts
> > fastened while the
> > Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the
> > gate!"
> >
> > 16. Another flight attendant's comment on a less
> > than perfect landing:
> > "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain
> > Kangaroo bounces us to
> > the terminal."
> >
> > 17. An airline pilot wrote that on this particular
> > flight he had
> > hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The
> > airline had a policy
> > which required the first officer to stand at the
> > door while the
> > passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks
> > for flying our
> > airline." He said that, in light of his bad landing,
> > he had a hard time
> > looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that
> > someone would have a
> > smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off
> > except for a little old
> > lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sir, do you
> > mind if I ask you a
> > question?"
> > "Why, no, Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it?" The
> > little old lady
> > said, "Did we land, or were we shot down?"
> >
> > 18. After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix,
> > the attendant came on
> > with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your
> > seats until Capt.
> > Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a
> > screeching halt
> > against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has
> > cleared and the warning
> > bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can
> > pick your way
> > through the wreckage to the terminal."
> >
> > 19. Part of a flight attendant's arrival
> > announcement: "We'd like to
> > thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the
> > next time you get the
> > insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a
> > pressurized metal
> > tube, we hope you'll think of US Airways."
> >
> > 20. Heard on a Southwest Airline flight. "Ladies and
> > gentlemen, if you
> > wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane
> > is on the wing and
> > if you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em."
> >
> > 21. A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport.
> > After it reached a
> > comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an
> > announcement over the
> > intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your
> > captain speaking. Welcome
> > to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los
> > Angeles The weather
> > ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a
> > smooth and uneventful
> > flight. Now sit back and relax... OH, MY GOD!" -----
> > Silence -----
> > followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came
> > back on the intercom
> > and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I
> > scared you earlier.
> > While I was talking to you, the flight attendant
> > accidentally spilled a
> > cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the
> > front of my pants!"
> > A passenger in Coach yelled, "That's nothing. You
> > should see the back of
> > mine!

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