".....I tell you, you know who's really upset about the verdict? The Catholic Church! They said, 'Hey, why couldn't we get that jury?!'"
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Taken from Jay Leno's monologue in The Tonight Show
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According to The National Enquirer, Michael Jackson has secretly sold his Neverland Ranch for $35 million. The scary part... You know who the buyer is? The Boston Archdiocese.
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From Jay Leno's The Tonight Show
Boy have I been flamed in this forum for disagreeing with <acronym title="Crossair (Switzerland)">LX</acronym>'s 'Swiss in Europe' concept. It was the direction all European carriers were going I was told; Iberia has already follow suit, it is just a matter of time until <acronym title="British Airw...
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Jump to postDoes anybody know if Swiss Travel Club will remain unchanged or will be absorbed into Lufthansa's FF programme?
Jump to postYou can't really blame the a.netters who write "aircrafts" when even people in the industry use that inexistant word to refer to their fleet. Open the link below and see what I am talking about. <a href="http://www.flybaboo.com/about/about_us.html" target=_blank>http://www.flybaboo.com/about/about_u...
Jump to postThat lay people with absolutely no formal training or qualification in aircraft accident investigation, who have never been to the site of the explosion, who have never put their hands on one piece of the wreckage or other evidence collected, have the pretentiousness to second guess the work of hund...
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Jump to postThis guy is my hero. Kudos for him for demanding service in exchange for all the $$$$ he pours into <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>. The fact that he will not be charged by the FBI attests that he did not go over the line. Maybe if all start acting like him <acronym title="Amer...
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Jump to postAm I the only one tired of logging into airliners.net to see an <acronym title="Philipsburg / St. Maarten - Princess Juliana (SXM / TNCM), Netherlands Antilles">SXM</acronym> pic as top the day? Those shots at Princess Juliana are nice but they are sort of getting old. Always the the same angle of a...
Jump to postWhat is there for Switzerland to <b>gain</b> by joining the EU? Very little. Recognition from its EU partners? Some tax advantages in exporting its products to other EU members? What is there for Switzerland to <b>lose</b> by joining the EU? A LOT. Namely HUGE amounts of $$$$ in economic aid to the ...
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Jump to post"John Kerry - let's put complete sentences back into the White House"
"Jesus - don't leave earth without Him!"
[Edited 2005-03-05 03:00:25]
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Jump to postPoor kid. The New York Times just ran article on how this video is ruining his life. The kid is from NJ and works as a clerk at an Office Depot store.
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Jump to post<b> Regardless of what they are obliged to do, I think that a free bus from <acronym title="Rome - Ciampino (CIA / LIRA), Italy">CIA</acronym> to <acronym title="Rome - Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci) (FCO / LIRF), Italy">FCO</acronym> might have been good <acronym title="Philippine Airlines">PR</acro...
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Jump to postI have always wondered why <acronym title="Ryanair (Ireland)">FR</acronym> never took an interest in <acronym title="Geneva - International (Cointrin) (GVA / LSGG), Switzerland">GVA</acronym>. It has a huge potential with the very cosmopolitan-travel-friendly-international-rich-Geneva population plu...
Jump to postWN will emulate <acronym title="JetBlue Airways (USA)">B6</acronym> and announce a big order of Embraer jets - probably the E190. <br><table align=center border=0 width=500><tr><td><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/627419/L/" target="_blank">V...
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Jump to post<b>However, it is interesting to note that neither carrier wanted to end the cooperation. </b> Of course they did not want to end the cooperation. By pulling forces together <acronym title="Varig Brasil and Varig (Brazil)">RG</acronym> and TAM created a near monopoly on the brazilian domestic market...
Jump to postMr. Harriri, the former Lebanese <acronym title="Tropic Air (Belize)">PM</acronym> killed in this attack, was the owner of this executive 777 (thought would be of interest to you aviation fans): <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/333817/L/"...
Jump to postThe mere fact that you are <b>shelling out USD 5 per month </b> for the past 12 months to discuss topics such as: - <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> Mainline Back To <acronym title="Buffalo - Niagara (Greater Buffalo) International (BUF / KBUF), USA - New York">BUF</acronym>? - Th...
Jump to postI don't know what's the big deal. Most of these generalisations are true. ------------------------- <b> Don't wear your uniform while deadheading. Due to the large fare paid by first class passengers, be sensitive to the fact that some people resent sharing these accomodations with employees.</b> He...
Jump to postCan somebody finally post a picture here ??????
I guess in the end it is our (the customer) fault for taking up the airlines on the fares <b>they</b> offer. Yes sir, it is me, and only me to fault when <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> bombards my mail box every week with USD 99 fares and begs me to get into their planes. How ...
Jump to postAt USD 99 a pop (the 512 mb model), the ipod shuffle is marketed to a different category of customers - those like me will not shell out 300 bucks for a music player no matter how cool it is. It is also an entry level player that apple hopes will convince people to migrate one day to the more expens...
Jump to postVisit www.flyertalk.com and search the <b>luxury hotels</b> forum. You will find everything you want to know about Mandarin Oriental hotels and more. Mandarin Oriental hotels are at the very top end of hotel chains, right up there with the likes of Peninsula, Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton (although ...
Jump to post"""Btw the IHT is published by a coalition of papers, notably the Washington Post, not just the NYT.""" Cedarjet, The IHT used to be a joint-venture of the Washington Post and NYT. However sometime last year the NYT bought the Post's share in the venture. Now the IHT is solely published by the Times...
Jump to postThis is an excerpt of an article on flying Ryanair, published today in the International Herald Tribune. For those who don't know, the IHT is the international edition of the very respected New York Times: "You pull your luggage across an unpaved parking lot, check it in under a corrugated metal roo...
Jump to postI for one have caught airline agents lying inumerous times. One of my favorites is when at check-in I ask for an emergency-exit seat, am told by the agent that NONE are available, only to board the plane and see it taking off with <acronym title="Albenga (Villanova d'Albenga) (- Clemente Panero) (AL...
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And I thought I had seen everything in this life.
More details here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6717610/
Hello British friends, I will be for the first time flying in and out <acronym title="London - City (LCY / EGLC), United Kingdom">LCY</acronym> next week and need to hire a car. Any tips or advice as to the best rent-a-car companies or deals at London City Airport? I usually rent at <acronym title="...
Jump to postHas anyone else seen these posters placed all around Geneva? Well, I logged into Swiss' website to check this apparently unbelievable fare to London, and lo and behold, the CHF 99 turns into, are you ready for this? CHF 212 after taxes, airport fees, fuel surcharges and so on. 113 Swiss Francs in su...
Jump to postDo you know if the ID-TDG wagons are any different from the regular ones? Less confort, less space for instance?
Jump to postPPVRA,
I just read your post. I agree. The whole point is being cheap, to the point of making air travel affordable to the masses. GOL does that by offering not only cheap fares but a cheap product and a cheap flying experience.
Derico, you may be overestimating the interest of your countrymen in Brazil. I checked the website of Brazil's Ministry of Tourism <www.embratur.gov.br> for statistics and got different numbers than yours. For instance in 2002 (latest numbers available) 677,604 Argentineans visited Brazil, out of an...
Jump to postGOL can have low operating margins, growing market share, float its shares in the NY Stock Exchange and still be trailer trash (service-wise). GOL's founder and management were in the bus business before launching their venture into civil aviation and have only succeeded by convincing their white tr...
Jump to postGOL is a bus with wings and I stand by what I said. But I concede that it offer a better product than <acronym title="Ryanair (Ireland)">FR</acronym> and <acronym title="easyJet (United Kingdom) and United Feeder Service (USA)">U2</acronym>. Especially <acronym title="Ryanair (Ireland)">FR</acronym>...
Jump to post<i> wow, 43. Very good news for GOL's expansion, i can't wait to fly it, it will be my first South American Airline. </i> Don't set your hopes too high or you are in for a big disapointment. GOL is a greyhound bus with wings. LCC brazilian style is even more trailer-trash than Southwest. <br><br>[Ed...
Jump to postBrazil's president embarasses the country abroad flying this junk: <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/671404/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/671404/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/4/0/4/6714...
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