All them piles and moints!
 

Originally posted by FewMiles:

I guess this is sort of cross-posting, but this is such a tru MilesBuzz classic that I just had to share for those of you who never go to OMNI. This phrase must enter permanent FlyerTalk lore.

Truly funny, FewMiles. Good on you! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

I agree with MewFiles. It's all about piles and moints.

I got a big mile of piles, or make that pile of miles or pile of piles.

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Randy Petersen writes:

Randy, that is hysterical. I almost missed it the first time I read your post and then, when it finally registered, I started laughing so loud that my staff came it to see what was wrong with me.

I don't know which is funnier, his original post or your response. Laughter is so good for the soul.

And a soothing ointment is so good for the piles and moints. (I don't know if there's one product that works on both, however.)

And we know that Punki would cut open the tube to make sure that she got all of the ointment out of it.

Cf Punki's thread: Do you cut open the tube to get the last of the toothpaste?

Truth be told, jfe is to blame. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

FewMiles..

Poderator mlease?!?!

[This message has been edited by beaubo (edited 09-05-2003).]

It's amazing what a little dyslexia can do http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Mehdron writes:

I don't think that would be necessary Mehdron. I am pretty sure that piles and moints ointments only come in flasks. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Are piles what you get because you've been sitting in a coach seat too long trying to get moints? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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Why am I reminded of this? Not sure how big a hit it was on USA TV, but John Cleese and Fawlty Towers is one of the legends of real TV comedy and has been re-run 5000 times here.

Each Episode the Hotel Name sign 'Fawlty Towers' was changed to an anagram:

A Touch of Class: FAWLTY TOWERS
The Builders: FAWLTY TOWER (the L has started to fall off)
The Wedding Party: FARTY TOWER (now the W is a bit loose)
The Hotel Inspectors: FAW TY TO WER
Gourmet Night: WARTY TOWELS
The Germans: (strange, you didn't see the sign)
Communications Problems: FAWLTY TOWER (the L seems to be loose again)
The Psychiatrist: WATERY FOWLS (aha, a glimpse of the culprit!)
Waldorf Salad: FLAY OTTERS
The Kipper and the Corpse: FATTY OWLS
The Anniversary: FLOWERY TWATS
Basil the Rat: FARTY TOWELS

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I'm yarning bou: Ce bareful stith this wuff! You can thart to stink wis thay!

Uh Oh. Is that a cue for arturo to arrive on this thread? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

She would need more than that.

She would need a pile of tubes of mointment.

nothing a little prep H can't fix

Or as Punki would say (has said!), a potient for them piles and moints!


Kathy http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

In DUS, the potent potion for piles and moints is called Alt!! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Potients is a secret word (always used in combination with unguents) only to be used by people who also say pedestranian and skootch your bootch. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif Most of these people have the same last name and have at one time or another lived in my home.

I prefer Prep V.....
It is not upgradeable but it is much cheaper http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

There have been several ideas here for what to do about piles. However, other than Eastbay1K's generic comment and a joke about "mointment," nobody has said a thing about moints. I personally find moints more of a problem than piles. Any real suggestions? Or do I have to ask in haiku?

now I am worried i automatically transposed the mewfiler and the piles and mionts adn well had to re read to see the erroro lol Cheers jane

I wrote in this thread the following:

I should have written the following:

“During each calendar quarter, whomever has the post moints gets the prize.”

That would have made far more sense...

Need you really ask?
You've answered it already:
Rhetorical question http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

FewMiles..

We had a mid-fleet steward - some years ago - who rang in sick, and then came in person to say that the Doctor had signed him off as he had piles.

His Flight Supervisor informed him that whilst it was very kind of him to have come in person, he could have self-certificated, or just dropped the sick note (medical certificate) in the mail.

"Do you think I would have come down the bloody A4 (which was under repair) with every every jolt and bump acting like a red hot poker if I could spell haemmorrhoids??? Look at that handwriting, it's illegible! Anyway, it's an occupatiojnal hazard in this job!"

I understand that he eventually had an operation which he used to refer to as "the" operation or "my hysterical rectomy" (I am not making this up!).

They do not come like that any more!

Duped and I do not know how I achieved that!

Some can achieve thundrous wings, far beyond kortal men. Leave it as a great unexplained nystery of mature. Unward and opward!