CFM3rd,
I caught that, and no...you will usually see the attempted gymnastics on flights going to the islands, you know, vacation and all, "first time out of the country going to Hedonism II, gotta bring back a good story and get warmed up for that hot tub built for 70..." I'll save you the trouble of asking, yes I've been there...twice, yes it's fun, and no it's not exactly what you think it is.

Adman,
You're probably right. Somebody saw that magazine and the FA didn't want to get caught in the middle and had to think of something quick. We are put in the difficult position of playing "referee" between passengers, and as I've said, we don't like it. So we try to handle it as discreetly as possible, but everyone always thinks it's our job to change other people's personal habits and sometimes you just can't. If the request to tell another passenger to do something is ridiculous enough, like, "Oh Miss? (that's my name!) Would you tell that man to close his mouth when he chews?", I have been known to say, "Sorry, if you would like to tell him, be my guest, but I can't tell him something like that. If you would like to, please, go ahead." Then I get "the glare" and they are mad at me for the rest of the flight,but they never approach the guy who's bothering him.
MiAAmistew