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sperry · 2006-12-06, 09:17 AM

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"Woman's flatulence forces plane to land"

NASHVILLE - In case of emergency . . . pull finger!

Flatulence brought down an American Airlines flight early Monday. It is believed to be the first incident in which gastrointestinal gas has forced an emergency landing.

American Flight 1053 was enroute from Washington Reagan National Airport and bound for Dallas/Fort Worth, when alarmed passengers reported smelling struck matches, Lynne Lowrance, a spokeswoman for the Nashville International Airport Authority told the Tennesseean newspaper.

Despite the odoriferous menace, the plane landed safely. The FBI, Transportation Safety Administration and airport authority responded to the emergency, Lowrance said.

The passengers were taken off the plane with their luggage to go through security checks. Bomb-sniffing dogs found the matches. Astute FBI agents managed to identify and question a passenger who admitted she struck the matches to conceal a body odor issue caused by a medical condition. The flight took off again, but the woman was not allowed back on.

“American has banned her for a long time,” Lowrance said. It is unclear whether she intends to create a stink over the ban. She was not charged although it is illegal to strike a match in an airplane.

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...EWS18/61206001

So it wasn't the farts, it was the matches she lit... way to go sensationalism!

JonnydaJibba · 2006-12-06, 09:31 AM

Wow, I just love the puns that the media uses with stories like this... "It is unclear whether she intends to create a stink over the ban."

MPREZIV · 2006-12-06, 10:15 AM

Ha!! That's awesome!

SteveM · 2006-12-06, 12:33 PM

Um.... are matches allowed on a plane?

JonnydaJibba · 2006-12-06, 12:40 PM

You can have up to 4 packs/books of matches onboard but it is illegal to light them...

Nick Koan · 2006-12-06, 04:18 PM

Yeah, cause matches seem like a much better idea on a plane then some air freshener

cody · 2006-12-06, 06:52 PM

If you just release a little fart here and there, eventually everyone will become aclimated to your brand. At least that's what I tell myself when I have gas in crowded situations.

khail19 · 2006-12-06, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

If you just release a little fart here and there, eventually everyone will become aclimated to your brand. At least that's what I tell myself when I have gas in crowded situations.

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one!

MattR · 2006-12-06, 11:20 PM

It's videos like this that...well, you know. Hope it's not a repost

http://www.filecabi.net/video/infared-fart.html

2006-12-06, 09:31 AM	#2
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	Wow, I just love the puns that the media uses with stories like this... "It is unclear whether she intends to create a stink over the ban." __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-12-06, 10:15 AM	#3
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	Ha!! That's awesome! __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2006-12-06, 12:40 PM	#5
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	You can have up to 4 packs/books of matches onboard but it is illegal to light them... __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2006-12-06, 04:18 PM	#6
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Yeah, cause matches seem like a much better idea on a plane then some air freshener __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2006-12-06, 11:20 PM	#9
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	It's videos like this that...well, you know. Hope it's not a repost http://www.filecabi.net/video/infared-fart.html __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2006-12-06, 12:33 PM	#4
SteveM EJ22 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Reno Posts: 148 Car: RED WRX Class: Spectator Mangia la mia polvere	Um.... are matches allowed on a plane?

2006-12-06, 06:52 PM	#7
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	If you just release a little fart here and there, eventually everyone will become aclimated to your brand. At least that's what I tell myself when I have gas in crowded situations.

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