Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
As much as that might be humorous ... joking about being drunk in front of an airline employee who can deny you permission to fly that day because they suspect you're drunk is a really bad idea. (And I don't really fault them for that.)
Yes, the caveat is to only attempt this if it's possible to make your sarcasm and annoyance known in no uncertain terms rather than suggesting you're actually intoxicated (but really, who could get drunk enough to go to NYC instead of Cleveland, or to NYC from Cleveland in the middle of the night and still be alive?).