Stinky Woman Forces Emergency Landing. Headline Writers Rejoice.
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 12.06.06 | 7:50 AM ET
American Airlines Flight 1053 made an emergency landing in Nashville earlier this week after a woman struck a match to mask evidence of a troubled digestive system. Translation: She farted and tried to cover it up. It was an embarrassment for the unidentified woman, and an embarrassment of riches for the world’s headline writers. Here’s a sampling of what they came up with to describe the story:
New York Daily News
Her Seat in First-Gas Section KOs Flight
Dallas/Fort Worth’s WFAA.com
Terror Threat? Er, No ... it’s B.O.
Cape Argus
Gust of Wind Forces Jet to Make Emergency Landing
St. Petersburg Times
Air Pressure was Fine, but They Still Wanted the Masks
South Africa’s Independent Online
One Fart is All it Takes to Land a Plane…
And, predictably, from The Conservative Voice:
Plane Makes Emergency Landing Due to Woman’s Flatulence
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
