"Boots on the ground" is my new least favorite. I also despise, in no particular order:

A competitive beard growing show??

Chet!

My point was more that it was reckless and selfish for her to ignore the rules and the possible consequences to her health and the safety of everyone on the airplane. Airlines may not consistently enforce the rule, but I would think any pregnant woman who was at all concerned about her own/her baby's health wouldn't…

If Sarah is indeed the mother of that poor child, and she did indeed give birth to him in Alaska on April 18, then she is a selfish, reckless asshole. (OK, she's probably that anyway.)

Yes. I tried to get a listing on eHarmony and was rejected after filling out the initial questionaire. Most of the questions had to do with religion, faith, and values. I indicated that I was not actively religious and that faith did not play an important role in my life, and was told that I could not be matched up at…

A Kenny Loggins reference?

@Brad Brown: I would think that would be a Wal-Mart exclusive.

@anexanhume: Hearted for making me laugh myself out of my post-lunch lethargy.

@drunkexpatwriter: At least at Harvard, they'll be allowed to converse with other socially inept overachievers.

Was it this guy?

When I first googled myself, I found a woman in Ireland who had been arrested for beating her husband nearly to death with a flashlight.

As the late, great George Carlin said, "Airport security is a joke. It's there for one reason, and one reason only: to make white people feel safe."

@flugennock: Also, any variation of "shifting paradigm",

@jRiz: I can make a brooch, a pterodactyl....

@HypocriticalOath: Amen! Wouldn't it be even better if, before he left, he got the captain to call ahead and have her arrested for interfering with a flight crew?

@TheNobleRobot: The slide is not reusable. It cost in excess of 40k, plus installation, and costs of the aircraft being out of service. Vandalism is a charge that would probably stick for that. Tampering with an aircraft is another. Probably interfering with a flight crew as well. Also, as a flight attendant, he was…