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Old Jan 11, 2008, 2:11 pm
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
For shoulder room.

On a related note, why pick a window seat if you're going to close the window?
One reason (of many) that I prefer a window seat is to make sure that other people in the cabin can't keep that specific window shade open.

NRT/LAX and NRT/SFO come to mind... it's essentially a daytime redeye, and there's always one clown in the cabin who insists on keeping the window shade open. By securing a window seat, I know there's at least 1 less set of open window shades.
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 2:12 pm
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Originally Posted by jason8612
Why pick a asile seat if you won't move?
The guy was out-of-line, but you can't assume that he actually picked his aisle seat.
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 2:12 pm
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Originally Posted by pinkcat
my mate was asleep in the aisle seat and the bloke in the window seat wanted to get out, he climbed over and planted a foot in his grolleys on the way over, sometimes you'd rather be woken up!
<ignorant american>
grolleys == bollocks?
</ignorant american>
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 2:13 pm
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Originally Posted by pinkcat
my mate was asleep in the aisle seat and the bloke in the window seat wanted to get out, he climbed over and planted a foot in his grolleys on the way over, sometimes you'd rather be woken up!
The British have such a way with words sometimes
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 2:14 pm
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Originally Posted by Wireless
<ignorant american>
grolleys == bollocks?
</ignorant american>
I believe its the male reproductive organs.
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 2:17 pm
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Originally Posted by ryan182
The British have such a way with words sometimes
well we are united or divided by a common language depending on which way you look at it!

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Old Jan 11, 2008, 2:19 pm
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Originally Posted by ryan182
I believe its the male reproductive organs.
sorry, yes, the testicles, Niagaras, lunchbox......
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 2:20 pm
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Originally Posted by UNITED959
The ability to fart on demand comes in handy for times like these.

What a jerk.
Didn't you know that UA's seats absorb methane really well? Nobody would have smelt it anyway.
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 2:37 pm
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
For shoulder room.

On a related note, why pick a window seat if you're going to close the window?
according to mr kk, the answer to this is 'so the sun isn't shining in my eyes and i can sleep.'

not arguing with you, as i actually prefer the shade open...but i figure it's at the discretion of the person who's in that seat.

no such discretion exists if you're the guy on the aisle. get up when your neighbor needs to use the loo, be polite to your fellow humans. really, how hard is that?!
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 2:46 pm
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Originally Posted by pinkcat
sorry, yes, the testicles, Niagaras, lunchbox......
I think I'll watch Austin Powers tonight.
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 2:51 pm
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How very rude. I would have promptly walked right on his lap (and gee, sorry if my spike heels catches his "grolleys")
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 3:03 pm
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Originally Posted by ajc1970
NRT/LAX and NRT/SFO come to mind... it's essentially a daytime redeye, and there's always one clown in the cabin who insists on keeping the window shade open. By securing a window seat, I know there's at least 1 less set of open window shades.
I find those little eye mask thingies work pretty well for sleeping. Had any luck with them?
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 3:13 pm
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Originally Posted by UNITED959
The ability to fart on demand comes in handy for times like these.

What a jerk.

Originally Posted by warreng24
Didn't you know that UA's seats absorb methane really well? Nobody would have smelt it anyway.
I believe the suggestion was to use this talent while climbing over the guy.

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Old Jan 11, 2008, 3:38 pm
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What I'd do - is stand up quickly at your seat and say (in an urgent tone of voice) excuse me, excuse me, I think I'm going to be sick !!
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Old Jan 11, 2008, 3:38 pm
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Originally Posted by ajc1970
One reason (of many) that I prefer a window seat is to make sure that other people in the cabin can't keep that specific window shade open.
Which could be considered just as rude as the aisle passenger's behaviour.

Originally Posted by karenkay
it's at the discretion of the person who's in that seat. no such discretion exists if you're the guy on the aisle
While I still agree, isn't this a double-standard? Which begs the question - when is a double-standard proper?
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