Celebrity Sightings on DL Flights
Mar 11, 2018, 10:42 pm
#4247
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I am going to ignore the too-obvious POS joke.
Over the years I have encountered Dr. J., Joe Frazier, Pete Rose, Dusty Roads (for you folks from Georgia), Richard Simmons (yes, in his workout clothes), Sean Connery (wait... that was on Amtrak
), Shaq, and David Crosby. I missed the trip when my work team spent some time in the Crown Room with George Burns.
Either I am getting too old or the bar for celebrity has been somewhat lowered over the years.
Most of the names posted here I have to Google.
These days, if they are a true celebrity, why are they not on a private jet.
Over the years I have encountered Dr. J., Joe Frazier, Pete Rose, Dusty Roads (for you folks from Georgia), Richard Simmons (yes, in his workout clothes), Sean Connery (wait... that was on Amtrak
), Shaq, and David Crosby. I missed the trip when my work team spent some time in the Crown Room with George Burns.Either I am getting too old or the bar for celebrity has been somewhat lowered over the years.
Most of the names posted here I have to Google.
These days, if they are a true celebrity, why are they not on a private jet.
Mar 12, 2018, 11:27 pm
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Mar 16, 2018, 6:26 am
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Had George Lopez on our flight (4804) from L.A. to Boise last night (3/15/2018). Me and my husband were in 1C and 1D and he was in 2D. We might not have been able to turn down grabbing a selfie with him, especially since he offered. It was an interesting flight since we had a medical emergency about halfway through the flight and a good amount of turbulence.
Mar 16, 2018, 6:32 am
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Did you/husband have a medical emergency, or did another passenger have a medical emergency?
Mar 16, 2018, 6:41 am
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Are you a native english speaker? Because that's a perfectly cromulent use of "interesting" even though a lot of people seem to think it's limited to uses where it essentially means "entertaining".
Mar 16, 2018, 6:43 am
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Another passenger. And my husband, who used to be a paramedic, rendered care until we landed. And I'm not sure how interesting wouldn't be an appropriate use of wording.
Mar 16, 2018, 6:55 am
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Mar 16, 2018, 7:07 am
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arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention
Mar 16, 2018, 10:51 am
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If I had a heart attack on a flight I would probably use "scary" or "terrifying" to describe it. If someone else that I don't know had a heart attack I might use "disturbing" or something showing some level of discomfort. If I watch a good movie on a flight that would be interesting. But, I can't argue that it's not cromulent for the situation.
Mar 16, 2018, 11:26 am
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Mar 16, 2018, 12:50 pm
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IMO it seemed more likely that "we" was collective and referring to the entire plane, then specifically that they were being cavalier about a personal medical emergency.
Mar 16, 2018, 2:28 pm
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) or immediate family members, is perfectly normal depending on what part of the country you come from.
Mar 16, 2018, 11:50 pm
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Words can be used in non-literal ways, especially in non-formal American English. The use of "interesting" here reminds me of the many times people might see something odd and say "That's funny..." meaning unusual not amusing.
Mar 17, 2018, 12:55 am
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Well this thread always seems to turns interesting. From being bogged down sometimes when local or State (or any for that matter) politicians somehow being labeled as a "celebrity" to word usage lessons