But Odds Are You Still Aren't Paying Attention

Flight attendant, concluding pre-flight safety spiel: For those of you who paid attention: Thank you. And for those of you who did not: Good luck.

International Airport
Honolulu, Hawaii

Overheard by: Eric Dean

Posted on July 14, 2026
Airports & flights, Compare and contrast, Default, Etiquette, Euphemisms, Hawaii, Public transportation

But If Enough Rain Builds Up, You Can Watch Me Walk on Water

Angry traveler: The flight’s canceled because of weather?!? Can’t you do something?
Airline counter man: Ma’am, despite my godlike appearance, I cannot control the weather.

O’Hare Airport
Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: He’s not so Godlike

Posted on June 30, 2026
Airports & flights, Beauty, Bragging, Compliments, Default, Employees, Guys, Illinois, Questions, Weather, Women

You’re Just in Time to See the Internet Made Illegible

Soldier: What is that thing?
Passenger #1: An iPhone.
Passenger #2: Man, where the hell have you been?
Soldier: Iraq.

Flight from Minneapolis to Pittsburgh

Posted on May 23, 2026
Airports & flights, Cell phones, Default, Geography, Military, Questions, Strangers, USA

Oh, and Death. And Taxes

20-something #1: Yeah, see, that’s our problem: These girls are pushing 30 and their biological clocks are going off and all that.
20-something #2: Well, that wasn’t my problem before, she was 23 when I started dating her.
20-something #1 (thoughtfully): Yeah… that’s our other problem: time.

Airplane between Detroit and Las Vegas

Overheard by: ncs

Posted on May 10, 2026
Age and ageing, Airports & flights, Compare and contrast, Default, Guys, Health & Hygiene, Relationships, Science

I’ve Always Wanted to Be a Fascist

TSA agent, looking at ID: So Judy*, how are you doing today?
50-something woman: Fine. How are you?
TSA agent: You know, living the dream.

Security Terminal
Airport, Minneapolis

Posted on May 9, 2026
Airports & flights, Default, Employees, Etiquette, Happiness, Minnesota, Questions, Women

Ugly Children May Be Retrieved at the Lost and Found

Flight attendant: As we prepare to disembark, please check to make sure you have not abandoned any bags, personal items or children. All abandoned items will be divided up among the flight attendants, except the children, who will be given to the captain.

JetBlue Flight

Posted on February 28, 2026
Airports & flights, Flight attendants, Gifts, Offers and requests, Offspring, Weirdness

It’s Not Technically a Violation of the Restraining Order If She Boards the Plane

Pilot: Before we start our ascent, an important question: Anyone here from the North Allegheny high school class of ’68? [silence] I always ask. I’m hoping at some point I’ll find my old girlfriend.

JetBlue flight
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Ladle