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lol, you with a mustache. Also, I can’t find my reading glasses, and at first I read “tuna fish” as “trauma fish,” which I think is appropriate in this context.

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Same same 🤣

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I would pay almost anything for a pupgrade. And I do the *right* thing and wear slippers for the flight, so I don't have to take shoes and socks off, I'm already comfy. No anarchy on my flight!!!

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Well done!

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Because (for me) today is a day of inappropriate comments and trauma dumping:

I haven’t been on an airplane in 25 years. Because of life, and death. Because of United Health Insurance. Because of children. Because of narcissistic abuse.

I’m glad that you’re in this world, Jonathan Edward Durham. I’m glad that you’re you. You’ve brought me innumerable smiles and belly laughs. Thank you, and have a safe flight!

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Thank you!

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I just drove 12 hours each way to avoid a few hours flight. Worth it

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Yup

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I so felt this! Thank you for having such a wonderful way of putting what's going on in the world into words. May you survive your flights with minimal unwanted chats, children, and feet!

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Thank you for reading!

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My son-in-law said he loved this piece - and would love to hear your take on carry-on luggage!

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Hilarious! I’ll never fly again without thinking about this article. That may make flying a tiny bit more tolerable 😄. Thanks for the morning laugh

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Thank you for reading!

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a good rule of thumb, your last line.. or rule of big toe, as the case may be

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🤣

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I want (nay, demand) it! But not too aggressively. TSA.

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A pupgrade!

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Yeah you don’t wanna end up on a list

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Never understood why the airlines folks--at the least--don't separate people with kids and people without kids. It always feels like tiny humans are strategically placed, equidistant, to stir up controlled chaos that won't take the plane down but will make everyone rethink their whole life.

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While I agree with you that airports are judgement-free zones, I truly detest the meticulously laid down step-by-step process where the onus of proving that I am NOT a criminal is on me. Gah!

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If you're making a petition for including upgrades, I'll sign it plus help you spread the word!

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Also, hello fellow hater of all things airport (including airplanes and that goddamn turbulence!). This was a cathartic read. :)

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The only p

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