June 29, 2009     

Thank you for flying Enron Air

The Top 8 Signs Your Air
Carrier Is Going Bankrupt

8> In-flight movie is grainy 8mm footage of the pilot at age 4.

7> Boarding passes: Cheap. Unboarding passes: Expensive and sold
mid-flight.

6> The reservations clerk laughs when you ask for a return
ticket.

5> First class seats filled with UPS packages.

4> Before you can use that flotation device, you need approval
from the bankruptcy court judge.

3> The biggest crash they’ve had? Their stock price.

2> You have a ticket.

and the Number 1 Sign Your Air Carrier Is Going Bankrupt…

1> Business Class and Coach now known as “Secured Creditors” and
“Unsecured Creditors.”

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Credits:

Selected from 52 submissions from 12 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Daniel Kenya, San Carlos, CA — 1 (1st #1!)
Steven Lunetta, Tucson, AZ — 2
SarahJayne Bennett, London, England — 3, 6
Bruce Kane, Charlotte, NC — 4
Judith Cottrill, Bronx, NY — 5
Rabbi Crut, McComb, OH — 7, 8, Banner tag
Steven Fenner, Madison, WI — Your Cruise Director

RUNNERS UP list — Could use a fresh start

In-flight magazine and barf bags now chained to the seat back.

(Daniel Kenya, San Carlos, CA)

The restroom is well equipped with old corn cobs and Sears
catalogs.

(Stephen Dudzik, Olney, MD)

They start a new boarding category: “Standing Room Only.”

(Leonard Topolski, Pearland, TX)