Boo Hoo. My Heart Goes Out.

[Svejk]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/02/tahera-ahmad-united-airlines-soda-can-discrimination

[New Judge]

And she was the Vice-President (or whatever) of the airline!

[New Judge]

I'm afraid the definition of "discrimination" now includes taking offence where none is intented, implied or given.

[ummmm]

Depends how long the flight is.

If it's an hour....fine, open the can. If it's 13 hours then I'd like to open my can as and when I feel like it.

[ummmm]

What's really stupid about it is you can bring your own cans on.

[Bazile]

talbot

//Let me klonk you over the head with an opened can of beer, then let me repeat that with a unopened can of beer...you will know the difference then//

Well now , let me see .
Bazile : Flight Attendant - can i have a tin of pop please ?
Flight attendant : Certainly sir - here is your opened tin of pop opened - and dont forget that if you are going to use it to hit that bloke next to you over the head , please empty the contents before you hit him over the head

[ummmm]

I came back off holiday recently. Put my bags through the scanner thingy. 3 Maltese men searching my bags asking if I had any liquids. No, I didn't....

Given the all clear, repacked my bags, and got a nudge from OH, he had a bottle of coke in his bag, they'd searched the wrong bag!!!

[Svejk]

Well, you amaze me, ummmm. I thought they'd stopped people taking shampoo, etc. since that 'chemical' bomb scare. And yet you're allowed to carry cans of, what is ostensibly, pop on board. The world's gone mad.

[ummmm]

You can buy stuff in departures once you've gone through the checks.

[Svejk]

I see, very good.

[Ellipsis]

> I'm afraid the definition of "discrimination" now includes taking offence where none is intented, implied or given.

If you're as sober as a judge, drinking soft drinks, and are told you can't be served an unopened can because you might use it as a weapon, while right next to you somebody who is drinking alcohol is served an unopened can, then I don't know how else to take that other than discrimination. You are being clearly told you look like a threat, even compared to somebody who is drinking alcohol.

[-Talbot-]

talbot

//Let me klonk you over the head with an opened can of beer, then let me repeat that with a unopened can of beer...you will know the difference then//

Well now , let me see .
Bazile : Flight Attendant - can i have a tin of pop please ?
Flight attendant : Certainly sir - here is your opened tin of pop opened - and dont forget that if you are going to use it to hit that bloke next to you over the head , please empty the contents before you hit him over the head




Say what?

[Svejk]

Ellipses, for the thousandth time, she started prevaricating before the other person had a can.

[Ellipsis]

That's even worse!

[Svejk]

I give up. The world's gone stark, raving mad.

[Bazile]

talbot - i assumed 'say what ' is supposed to be 'so what '

Well , your answer seemed to be implying that the reason you gave to my question , should have been obvious to me .
I am therefore pointing out that one can hit someone with the can with the same resultant effect , whether the can is opened or not .

[Mamyalynne]

Bazile

I suggest you do an experiment.

Closed full can , raise arm - bop willing friend on head.


Opened can , raise arm , most of liquid empties (over you mostly, so shut eyes) , bop willing friend on head - tensile strength and weight gone from can.

Ask friend how he is.

[Bazile]

Mamyalynne .

Can I suggest you also do an experiment ?

Closed full can , raise arm - bop willing friend on head.


Opened can , put palm of hand over ring pull opening ( liquid remains inside ) , raise arm , bop willing friend on head .

Ask friend if the impact he felt was any different between the two

[Mamyalynne]

No thank you.


The whole premise is silly, including my suggestion.

I apologise to the OP for the digression from the main topic.

[Bazile]

I take it you see my point made to Talbot

[Mamyalynne]

Not really no - also I have wasted too much time re-enacting trying to bop an imaginary person sat next to me on the head with a can whilst keeping the other hand firmly atop the said can.

I have now drunk the pop and have the burps.