NOTE: If there's already a thread for this kind of topic, I hope one of the mods will do me the favor of consolidating this to it.

With things looking less than rosy nowadays with rising fuel costs, grumbling airline employees and so on, I think it is nice to take the time to find...the more humorous things in life...while flying.

Current personal favorite occurrence happened a few days ago on a trip back from NRT via DFW and then home to SAN.

Flight Attendant (on DFW): (to another Flight Attendant) You know, I always need to have the paper in front of me when I make announcements.

Flight Attendant 2: Why is that?

Flight Attendant: Well, don't you sometimes get the feeling that while you make announcements, your mind starts to wander and pretty soon you realize you are talking about what you're going to make for dinner later in the evening and by then...it's too late!

Flight Attendant 2: I totally understand what you mean.

Not completely word for word, but I think the meaning is clear.

Anyone else have amusing stories to tell or strange things overheard on the plane?

And on an entirely different note, the plane home actually had mechanical problem (MD-80...oh no!) and required a switch. Not only was it Friday the 13th, but apparently MANY, MANY people in First (and probably in Economy) were trying to make it for Tiger Wood's tee-off over at Torrey Pines so there were a lot of angry golf enthusiasts on the plane. As for me...I just wanted to go home and sleep. ._.