Ups763 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 199 posts, RR: 0 Posted (11 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1285 times:
I was reading today in "Giant Jetliners" by Guy Norris and Mark Wagner and this caption was accompanied by a Virgin A340 pic:
"It is rumored that Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin Atlantics, negotiated a better deal for his A340s by betting the Airbus President, Jean Pierson, that he could remove that Frenchman's wristwatch without him knowing. Branson then apparently hypnotized Pierson and successfully removed his watch. The exact discount is unknown!"
Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 1, posted (11 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 1141 times:
I highly doubt it. I'd be amazed though if it was true.
Dazed767 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 5447 posts, RR: 53 Reply 2, posted (11 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 1105 times:
lol, we're talking about branson here....anything is possible.
Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 3, posted (11 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 1074 times:
Just remember, Branson is a big joker, he get's up to a lot of funny things. Like flying around the world in a hot air ballon, well.....not that funny.
Decman From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 107 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (11 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 999 times:
I also have read that before, can't say if its true of not though.
LMML 14/32 From Malta, joined Jan 2001, 2559 posts, RR: 7 Reply 10, posted (11 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 855 times:
Like everyone else, it would not surprise me to be true. But if it is it would be in one of his auto/biographies. It was not in "Loosing my Virginity". But Branson may not have had any airbusses then too.
Airplanetire From United States of America, joined May 2001, 1809 posts, RR: 3 Reply 12, posted (11 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 676 times:
I wonder.....
I have the exact same book and have read that caption many times, thinking about it.
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