Worse than feet on bulkheads


I was once greeted by such a sight emerging in the small space between my traveling companion and myself on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from SYD to HNL. Some bogan decided we would benefit from the company of her fetid tootsies - they were none too clean and the nails were covered with chipped fluorescent polish.

Fortunately this was in the days before e-readers or tablets and the like, so a short sharp rap to the offending part of her anatomy with an Arthur Hailey sized paperback quickly sorted the problem. She shrieked and withdrew promptly.

These days I think that I would probably order a glass of water with some ice if available, and deposit the contents on the foot instead.
 
trouble with the coffee is you'd be stuck with the smell of it for the rest of the flight - you'd also need to be careful in the unlikely event that it was hot enough to scald you could leave yourself open to problems.

Water and ice would dry out leaving no evidence of the assault.

(I was always that kid at school that they could never actually pin anything on...)
 

Unless the guy has testicl_s the size of Richie McCaw's heart, men. Please. For the love of God, close the legs when sitting occasionally. Whats with spreading out like youre on a playboy shoot or need to air out the boys, they cant be that big as you seem to be able to walk without having to spread leg like your riding a horse. :)
 
You may be surprised how many men sit like this on trains, planes etc. Those that do, seem to think that I welcome their thigh and trousers who knows where they have been resting against my thigh. Or, maybe I haven't noticed. Not accepting this status quote any longer, I give a short sharp jolt. :)
Unless the guy has testicl_s the size of Richie McCaw's heart, men. Please. For the love of God, close the legs when sitting occasionally. Whats with spreading out like youre on a playboy shoot or need to air out the boys, they cant be that big as you seem to be able to walk without having to spread leg like your riding a horse. :)
 
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I took this photo a couple of weeks ago on full VA flight from MEL-SYD. Granted the girl had her foot strapped and it didn't leave that position for the entire flight. I am surprised the FA didn't tell her to put her foot down and I wonder what their policy is for dealing with issues like this. I followed her off the plane and she was not limping.

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Unless the guy has testicl_s the size of Richie McCaw's heart, men. Please. For the love of God, close the legs when sitting occasionally. Whats with spreading out like youre on a playboy shoot or need to air out the boys, they cant be that big as you seem to be able to walk without having to spread leg like your riding a horse. :)

For the sake of accuracy, it's Penthouse that would be publishing that sort of leg spread, not Playboy.
 
Unless the guy has testicl_s the size of Richie McCaw's heart, men. Please. For the love of God, close the legs when sitting occasionally. Whats with spreading out like youre on a playboy shoot or need to air out the boys, they cant be that big as you seem to be able to walk without having to spread leg like your riding a horse. :)

To be fair, in that photo she said everyone should have their knees together, but from the looks of the space available, that would be physically impossible.
 
To be fair, in that photo she said everyone should have their knees together, but from the looks of the space available, that would be physically impossible.

That's when you go left or right with your knees. Not left AND right and the person opposite you gets her knees in the middle of your penthouse spread position
 
That's when you go left or right with your knees. Not left AND right and the person opposite you gets her knees in the middle of your penthouse spread position

I feel quite pleased with myself that, even as a male, I can manage to do that. I even manage it at the theatre to allow latecomers who are seated in the centre to pass. It's not that hard.
 
I took this photo a couple of weeks ago on full VA flight from MEL-SYD. Granted the girl had her foot strapped and it didn't leave that position for the entire flight. I am surprised the FA didn't tell her to put her foot down and I wonder what their policy is for dealing with issues like this. I followed her off the plane and she was not limping.

Looks like a toenail polish emergency to me.
 
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For the sake of accuracy, it's Penthouse that would be publishing that sort of leg spread, not Playboy.
Wouldn't a spread displaying "testicl_s the size of Richie McCaw's heart" be more likely to be found in Playgirl? :shock:
(magazines must have changed somewhat, since I was a kid)
 

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