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Sgt Preston

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1. I can't get excited about it.

Reply to cosmicone (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2015, 12:17 PM

May 2015

Maybe Hillary will fix it if and when she is elected.

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'No Diet Coke for you': Islamophobia at 30,000 feet leads to viral United Airlines boycott [View all] cosmicone May 2015 OP

I can't get excited about it. Sgt Preston May 2015 #1

As stupid as a gazillion Americans. nt valerief May 2015 #2

I was just on a United Airlines flight. They gave me an unopened can of tomato juice. mainer May 2015 #3

you don't have muslim superpowers to turn a can into a WMD yurbud May 2015 #7

Even worse was the passenger's comments to her. NutmegYankee May 2015 #4

So, flight attendant, you gotta ask yourself... gregcrawford May 2015 #5

FYI! This was NOT United Airlines. SoapBox May 2015 #6

Boycott them anyway. Boycott someone. Anyone. TheCowsCameHome May 2015 #8

there is not a day that goes by where someone is NOT a victim. niyad May 2015 #38

Yep, some real, some not so much. TheCowsCameHome May 2015 #45

"breathless and dramatic", eh? and why chaplain in quotes? niyad May 2015 #14

Pretty important distinction if you ask me still_one May 2015 #30

No problem with the policy, but you HAVE to enforce it the same for everyone. Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #9

what kind of weapon do you think can be made of an unopened, or niyad May 2015 #15

I wasn't saying it's a policy I'd make. Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #20

My experience has been that... 47of74 May 2015 #16

I really don't have any problem with that--One Can, One Person! Demeter May 2015 #19

That's basically the only way I see it done any more. Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #21

I sometimes ask for a can of soda... Adrahil May 2015 #48

I wonder if it's more with pressure/movement of cans 47of74 May 2015 #49

You can thank FOX and their ilk bluevoter4life May 2015 #10

Thanks for seeing the whole point of this nonsense. Whether or not the policy is BLAH BLAH BLAH NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #28

Exactly right. Rossi May 2015 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #11

what flavour pizza do you like? niyad May 2015 #12

He didn't hang around long enough for us to find out. 47of74 May 2015 #46

I would've guessed "beef", not pepperoni....... lastlib May 2015 #47

Sounds like someone is looking for an issue MichMan May 2015 #13

MIRT!!! BrotherIvan May 2015 #24

THANKS, MIRT! catrose May 2015 #53

With the level of anti-Islam sentiment I would worry about contaminants csziggy May 2015 #26

That's why I never send anything back in a restaurant. Rossi May 2015 #35

welcome to du. niyad May 2015 #39

On occasion, I may give credence to something what you posted cosmicone May 2015 #33

Some people like to clean the top of the can first jberryhill May 2015 #52

Customer Service 101 ananda May 2015 #17

Customers can also be unreasonable MichMan May 2015 #18

It was a perfectly reasonable request. eggplant May 2015 #25

Just disagreeing with "The customer is always right" statement n/m MichMan May 2015 #27

No, you're not. eggplant May 2015 #32

Most people who say that seem never to have SheilaT May 2015 #37

Thank you MichMan May 2015 #43

Customer Service 102 jmowreader May 2015 #51

I can see one difference between a can of pop and a can of beer... cab67 May 2015 #22

As the article is about the can being open, not a cup of soda from a can.... Moonwalk May 2015 #34

The guy had to have paid for the beer, because alcoholic beverages are not free. LisaL May 2015 #41

The article makes it quite clear sarisataka May 2015 #36

I haven't flown for a number of years, But.... jdadd May 2015 #23

I have flown recently, and they always fill more than one cup from the same can. LisaL May 2015 #40

At least "The soup Nazi" discriminated against everyone. Now we have the Coke Nazi. BlueJazz May 2015 #29

Flight attendants are nasty and mean nowadays bluestateguy May 2015 #42

They have been given outrageous powers after 9/11 cosmicone May 2015 #44

I've never had problems with US carriers 47of74 May 2015 #50

I have a hard time believing Helen Borg May 2015 #54

I guess you can throw an unopened can with great force...? Beartracks May 2015 #55

Locking thread. TexasTowelie May 2015 #56