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November 27, 2006
generalizations about people based on observation and not on stereotype
So Laura promised that I would write about generalizations that we thought up whilst journeying to Newbury Street on an uncharacteristically warm November night. Here we go:
-All airplane pilots are good-looking, clean-shaven, and have voices that even sound good-looking (know what I mean?)
-Related to that, all flight attendants are good-looking.
-All techies have reassuring voices and dispositions and speak in a sort of monotone (as in, "Nope, not a problem. Just a matter of using such-and-such type of adapter. You're all set.") They also inevitably have experienced the exact same problem that you are having at the moment.
-All taxi drivers believe that they have the right of way.
OK, I can't think of any others right now. Maybe I'll add some later if they come to mind.
| By heiders | 08:46 PM
Comments
Even the female pilots are clean-shaven...
Have you seen the Ali G: Feminism clip on YouTube? Google it and watch it. Hi-LAR-ious...
Posted by: funke at November 27, 2006 11:17 PM
I probably ought to preface that the first half is much funnier than the second half...
Posted by: funke at November 28, 2006 12:19 AM
I watched the Ali G clip - funny! I get now why you referred to it. I've actually never even seen a female airplane pilot (except for Amelia Earhart, and look what happened with that - sorry, bad joke.)
Posted by: heiders at November 28, 2006 04:31 PM
And it was Amelia Earhart, not Gore Vidal's Mom (aka Delta Vidal) who bought some airplanes with Gore Vidal's Dad. The things you learn, and get wrong, on Trivial Pursuit.
Posted by: laura at November 28, 2006 05:59 PM
I can't believe you didn't know that one, Laura.
:)
Posted by: funke at November 29, 2006 08:48 AM
