Well, Gents and "Ladies", I'm voting with Merry for the orifice, oops.... origin, of the name..........

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JawsII -- at least orifices are manoeuverable . . . anyway, it's most likely Marvella is the anglicized 'maravilla' which is Spanish for miracle.

Of course, I don't take anything from airplanes but, if I did, they'd be those nifty wee wine glasses UA serves in first class.

KatW, Would you like to buy some?

Double-OMNI warning---No apologies, but Catman, I'll groom ole Eddie for ya. I've got so many scars on my body already, a few more won't matter...

Anyway, my weakness for airline stuff is the little salt and pepper shakers that Delta has on their first class meal trays. I collected these until I had a full service for 12. When we have dinner guests, each one gets his/her own salt and pepper shaker. I gotta tell you, it has been a MAHvelous hit at the Nechetsky household!

Oh, and for the record, I asked the FAs if, instead of free drinks (I never drink on planes), I could have the s/p shakers instead, and got their blessing. Much cheaper than supplying me with liquor, so everyone made out, and they were NOT stolen.

Go ahead, call me Suzy homemaker, I'll say I still have more TOOLS in my garage that most people (Arrrh, arrrhhh!)

----OK, End of OMNI

I have to confess, I do have my share of mementos from various airlines (usually given as gifts from friendly FA's). But the thing I most covet is a collection of cocktail glasses from AA first class. They are a great shape, with good weight - a joy to hold. However, I have just not felt able to sneak any into my carry-on. Anyone know where you could buy some?

Some sources of airline china (other than "eight-balling" it (read: swiping) off the aircraft: some of the china outlets such as Pfaltzgraff and Mikasa sometimes sell excess inventory of china and glassware from the airlines whenever new china and glassware (to keep up with the newer image.

And yes... it's not unusual for my dinner to be eaten with a fork bearing a likeness of "Herman" (the old North Central/Republic mascot) and a knife bearing the logo of Eastern Airlines! The good silverware's in the closet!

I couldn't imagine using first class airline cutlery at home. The magnetic kinves would stick to each other in the drawer and come out attached like a string of paper clips.

And frankly, I've never quite understood the glasses and stemware. I don't think less of myself dringking from a plastic cup, and the once or so a year I see the glass break on the floor of the plane convinces me that it's a stupid idea.

Now, if I could "liberate" one of those airphones and hook it up in my guest room - that would be cool. For once, I'd like to be the guy collecting $3 per minute for a phone call.

I guess that's just maturity. As has been said in many other places, young boys want to BE sports superstars, but as you get older, your tastes change to wanting to OWN sports superstars.

good wine MUST be served in GLASS (or stone)! and that's not only because of "how it looks like". I thought that even my colleagues in the US learned that in the past years - as they learned to stop asking for ice-cubs in the best bordeaux or napa-valley wines ... (sorry - happened during my first US-trip about 35 years ago).

other materials, like paper, carton, pet, etc. will (laboratory-proven) influence the taste, without any delay.

Already your lips/tongue expectations are mislead, if they touch other stuff than glass before tasting the wine! And - think of kissing - this matters (and influences the following enjoyments ...).

(one exception: you can "STORE" ready-to-drink wine in "Tetra Pak", like milk - 80% of Spains ready-to-drink wine are packaged that way).

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OK. I stand corrected on good wine.

But a Bloody Mary or a Vodka and tonic?

...or CATMAN's Pepsi?

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the stronger the drink and it's taste - the less it matters.

and my personal judgement with juices/soft-drinks? no problem (do Colas taste?).

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OMNI: I take my Pepsi straight from the can. With a straw if available. It preserves the taste (Yes it seems COMMON but at 3 in the morning the only ones who sees me is my manager and the producer, who's a health nut.)

Yes I would like those little salt shakers.
But I can't bring myself to taking them or even asking for them. I can't take anything unless I earn it or ask for it (it's why I'll never be a Hollywood star. Just a "featured performer" on FLYERTALK!


As I said: What I really want are the WINGS from the big airlines, esp. United. THen I can wear my wings with my Brooks Brother Blue Blazer and maybe get to sit in the cockpit!

Catman:
Somewhere buried away in the memorabilia I have a pair of Eastern, UA(the old "shield" logo), AND National flightwings
Of all of them I think my favorite is the National one. I always did like their sun logo. All of these were earned under the legitimate excuse of being a kid at the time...
JD

OMNI: that's what's great about being a kid.
Getting all sorts of cool stuff like wings!

I had the ORiginal Pan am and Eastern wings.
And Lionel Trains. and baseball cards and other fun stuff. Until one day My aunt decides to clean my room AND GAVE EVERYTHING AWAY!!!

Maybe If I wear a silly hat the F-A's will give me wings! CATMAN

Hey Matt, I thought you surely would have carted off something from the RCC. Maybe one of the lounge chairs. Or are they nailing everything down in there these days?