@njndirish: The Least of These called. They left a forwarding address for their first-class tickets. And some information about telecommuting like the rest of the dirty masses do.

@njndirish: I hope you're being facetious. If the jet is not booked to its full capacity, it's a waste of university (that is to say, parents' and students') resources. There are too many efficient alternatives, such as NetJets or videoconferencing.

@Scott.Gardeski the White Knight: Well, thanks for waking me from my inattentiveness.

@Everybody: Well, I brought the nails (or, at least, some of them), but it took you to hit them all on the head. Thank you for the level of detail in your explanation, which should be read closely by all. Your last paragraph is particularly significant.

@millerjs86: Thanks for the confirmation. I'm just hoping that submitters of "awesome workplace photos" don't get their butts caught in slings by "awesome workplace rules." It's a tough job market.

@Andrew Mitchell: My apologies in advance, because this is one of those cases where the impersonal nature of typewritten communication can make an innocent question sound rude: Are you a Public Affairs Officer quoting policy?

@Eddie Murray Sparkles: They should have been good sports and settled their differences on the grid (-iron).

@njndirish: Wait a minute, are you telling me that some universities own private jets? After all the brouhaha over the wastefulness it represents for industrial corporations to do the same? Shouldn't those guys do like most folks and use financially-efficient charter jets, if it can be justified?

JD, I am hoping that the "awesome workplace" photos resulting from your call for submissions will include other restricted areas.

@morphine500 - with added audi 5cyl: Then yer doing it wrong!

Yes, yes, yes, the size of the A380 and all that. I seem to recall a summit meeting many years ago at which our President showed up in his nice, big B747. UK Prime Minister John Major parked his British Airways Concorde next to it. It was perhaps the only time a man was proud to be associated with the qualities small…

@blork: Indeed, and I have hearted you for your attention to detail. I was shorthanding it by using the word "chemistry" to encompass all the resources (process knowledge, materials, and machinery) necessary to transform raw Kodachrome into its beautiful developed state.

@Gemini-Phoenix: Never heard of it.

Newest star in the Gawker universe: FleshModo.

@teebol: There are no negatives, except for my screwing up in my comment. (See my reply to salemid.)

@salemid: Egads, I screwed that up royally. In the style of a politician, I will attempt to misdirect your attention.

@shufflemoomin: Did no one see the signals of his problem?

@Snertly: Haha! I never thought of that, but sort of. I must confess that, as an ISTJ, I can appreciate the spotters' life.

@Mike Pants: Definitely needs to learn how to conduct himself.

@kiwidust: Intriguing idea about the artistic possibilities. However, film must be stored in a freezer to maintain its stability over a long period. Those decade(s)-old canisters in the dresser are about as useful as the holey socks on top of them.