[E. Pluribus Unum]

It is illegal to act like a normal human being when boarding an aircraft.

That's why human beings should never, ever, ever, ever, ever fly.

Only automatons and totalitarians should fly.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

You could have been arrested for saying something like that on an airplane in 1974. This is a very stoopid thing to do in 2004.

[af_vet_1981]

Only automatons and totalitarians should fly.

Do the world a favor.

Take one, and only one, more flight.

Go to gay Paris where you can live, reminisce, and joke with Frank and his girlfriend.

[JimRed]

It is illegal to act like a normal human being when boarding an aircraft.

Let me get this straight; you feel that he was acting "like a normal human being" considering the tone of the times?

[Cobra64]

There was a girl in front of me at the security check-point wearing thongs (not the panties type), and the "security official" asked her to take them off. This general and frequent display of idiocy is why I retired, and no longer fly. (I was a consultant and averaged over 150,000 miles a year since 1990).

[Publius6961]

It is illegal to act like a normal human being when boarding an aircraft.

Being a childish, ignorant, arrogant boor may be "normal" in your universe, but not in mine.

Please clarify that you are speaking for yourself.

[Junior]

That's why human beings should never, ever, ever, ever, ever fly.

Not to worry. This guy was French...

[MattAMiller]

Things have gone way too far in mant cases but the whole "don't joke about bombs" thing is tried and true. It's better not to have security folks trying to decide who's joking and who's making real threats.

[Naspino]

It is illegal to act like a normal human being when boarding an aircraft.

Normal human beings aren't as stupid as this. Test your theory -- go to a movie theater and yell "All of infidels will die while wearing sausages around your body." Or wait till a national politician shows up in your city for their 2004 campaign and yell -- "Shoot him! Shoot him now" through a walkie-talkie. Some jokes are better left unsaid.

[judgeandjury]

It is illegal to act like a normal human being when boarding an aircraft.

Normal human beings don't joke about planting a bomb on an airplane.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

It is illegal to act like a normal human being when boarding an aircraft.

I bet you also like to shout fire in a theater.

[Guillermo]

What part of "Don't joke about hijackings and bombs when you're on an airplane" don't you understand?

You honestly think it's totalitarian not to tolerate this crap?