My flight home Friday night was delayed first for an hour, then another half hour, and then another half. We passengers stood in line and at each announcement hoped to hear that we would be boarding soon. With not much else to do but wait, naturally conversations sprung up among total strangers.
I happen to be standing next to a late forties male, portly in stature and a young female in her early twenties. We struck up a conversation about various things: where we were heading, how it would've been quicker to drive, and how stressful flying can be. I admitted my fear of take-off and landings, and posed the question "how can this be safer than driving"?! We all nodded and agreed with a chuckle. Then the man, who was on his way to a karate tournament in Sacramento, said "and we have pretty primitive forms of flying. We only fly two-dimensionally, unlike aliens, when you think about their technology, they can fly 3D, even 4D". There was a pause, I politely stumbled an indiscernible answer, while the young woman abruptly pulled a book out of her bag, turned her back, and began reading.
There was a long moment of awkward silence, and then the man began to practice slow, subtle karate moves.
I was glad when the line began to move and we were finally able to board our two dimensional flying craft.
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I remember a "motivational speaker" telling a story about being delayed in the airport.
"The plane is delayed," said the flunky.
"Fantastic!" said the Motivator.
"What are you so happy about?" asks the bystander.
"Hey man, if something was going go to wrong with the plane, aren't you glad they found it before we all took off?"
I might be a motivator-hater, but ever since then I rejoice in airport delays.
Think how empty your life would be without Karate Man's exposition on multi-dimensional alien displacement.
skn
Aliens are real, sucka. So you better watch your back because they read your blog.
Yes, Alf, aliens are real and they come to us in the form of viruses.
They are invading our planet, mutating and multiplying. They are outsmarting any kind of antibiotic defense scientists are creating, and at a faster rate.
Our bodies, hospitals, child care centers, and communities at large are secret hosts to these out of control maimers and killers. WWIII -- it's on!
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