Phew!

What's that smell???

What Hollywood movie was not only a stupid premise, but a big bomb this year? How many of you said Snakes On A Plane?

Well, in the true Hollywood tradition I smell a movie based on a true story about a plane that has the potential to be a huge stink bomb! (See related story below)


Flatulence forces emergency landing

American flight diverts to Nashville after woman lights match to mask gas

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It is considered polite to light a match after passing gas. But not while on a plane.

An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said.

The Dallas-bound flight was diverted to Nashville after several passengers reported smelling burning sulfur from the matches, said Lynne Lowrance, spokeswoman for the Nashville International Airport Authority.

All 99 passengers and five crew members were taken off and screened while the plane was searched and luggage was screened.

The FBI questioned a passenger who admitted she struck the matches in an attempt to conceal a "body odor," Lowrance said. She had an unspecified medical condition, authorities said.

"It's humorous in a way, but you feel sorry for the individual, as well," she said. "It's unusual that someone would go to those measures to cover it up."

The flight took off again, but the woman was not allowed back on the plane. The woman, who was not identified, was not charged in the incident.

This story is a real gas!!

Now I understand why matches are not banned from airlines!!

Maybe the airlines ought to learn from the California Milk Processor Board and try this on airplanes. (see following story)






Milk Ads in Bus Shelters Smell Like Cookies

SAN FRANCISCO - Scented bus shelter advertisements smelling of just-out-of-the-oven chocolate chip cookies made their U.S. debut.

Five San Francisco bus shelters were equipped on Monday with ads embedded with the scent of cookies, according Louis Zafonte, spokesman for New York-based Arcade Marketing, which designed the ads.

The campaign was launched by the California Milk Processor Board.

"Scent is a primary driver of memory," Zafonte said. "When you smell baby powder or chocolate chip cookies, everyone feels good."

To overcome the frequent blasts of exhaust and the funky whiffs that often permeate a big-city bus shelter, scented oils were sandwiched between cardboard cards emblazoned with "Got Milk?" and affixed to shelter walls.

It costs about $30 per shelter, and the smell should last one to two weeks depending on the location. The displays will last about a month.

Critics have complained the ads could be offensive to the poor and homeless who cannot afford to buy sweet treats. But shoppers near San Francisco's Union Square shelter simply thought the ads were cute.

Nick Fedoroff, 32, said the smell might improve business at the Mrs. Fields cookie store a few steps away from the bus stop. "I'm sure they'll be happy," he said. "It smells like they're right out of the oven."

Now that's what I am talking about!! Which would you prefer when you fly?




Wow This blog is really stinking up the joint today!!!!

Air Traveler Ejected for Odor Loses Suit

BERLIN - A court in Germany rejected a man's compensation claim against an airline after a cabin crew ordered him off a plane because other passengers were offended by his smell, authorities said Thursday.

An appeals court in the western city of Duesseldorf upheld an earlier ruling that British Airways had acted within its rights by removing the man from the aircraft after a female passenger sitting next to him complained about his smell.

"The stewardess took him to one side and asked him if he could put on a fresh shirt, but they were all in the hold," a court spokesman said. "So then he was asked to leave the plane -- about two minutes before take off."

BA said other passengers were upset by the smell, he added. The corporate lawyer and his wife were scheduled to return home from Hawaii via Los Angeles on a BA flight sub-contracted to American Airlines last year, and missed their connection to Germany when the incident forced them to take the next plane.

Including the cost of staying an extra night in Los Angeles, the earnings he had forfeited and his wife's lost holiday time, the man calculated BA owed him nearly 2,200 euros ($2,819), and took his case to a lower court in Duesseldorf earlier this year.

"The man said he couldn't help sweating after carrying three suitcases in 29 degrees (Celsius) of heat and sitting in the airport for two hours with no air conditioning," the court spokesman said. "But the court said the airline's terms and conditions made clear they could bar passengers because of their smell."

The appeals court delivered a judgement Wednesday by default against the man when he failed to attend the hearing. The man, who told the court he was stuck in traffic, has the right to appeal.

According to its website, American Airlines' conditions of carriage say that transport may be refused if passengers "have an offensive odor not caused by a disability or illness." British Airways stipulates that the airline may refuse to transport passengers "if carrying you or your baggage may affect the comfort of any person in the aircraft."

Wow, this guy is a corporate lawyer which makes us all feel bad for him - Not!!!!

Gee, he was sweating after carrying three suitcases. If he wasn't so cheap he would own suitcases with wheels.

For 75 cents or $1.00 he could have rented one of those luggage carts!! Cheap, Cheap.

Being an attorney I'm surprised his wife didn't have to carry the luggage!!!



That's Wag's world for this Sunday!! Christmas is close now so hit the stores because they are suffering this year!! Not.