Joke of the day (I hope)
Joke of the day (I hope)
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simpo two

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92,658 posts

294 months

Tuesday 1st March 2005
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A LESSON TO ALL EMPLOYEES WHO WORK WITH RUDE CUSTOMERS

Indeed, an award should go to the Virgin Airlines gate attendant in Sydney some months ago for being smart and funny, while making her point, when confronted with a passenger who probably deserved to fly cargo.

A crowded Virgin flight was cancelled after Virgin's 767s had been withdrawn from service. A single attendant was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travellers.

Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said, "I HAVE to be on this flight and it HAS to be FIRST CLASS". The attendant replied, "I'm sorry sir. I'll be happy to try to help you,but I've got to help these people first, and I'm sure we'll be able to work something out."

The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?"

Without hesitating, the attendant smiled and grabbed her public address microphone: May I have your attention please, May I have your attention please," She began - her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. "We have a passenger here at Gate14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity, please come to Gate 14."

With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the Virgin attendant, gritted his teeth and said, "F... You!" Without flinching, she smiled and said, "I'm sorry, sir, but you'll have to get in line for that too."

b17nns

18,506 posts

276 months

Tuesday 1st March 2005
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so who was it?

richie_few

642 posts

265 months

Tuesday 1st March 2005
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Fantastic!!! i really admire people who are calm a collective and witty in those situations!!!

diddyman

3,646 posts

270 months

Tuesday 1st March 2005
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My Granny (of all people) used to tell a joke about an old lady (may have been her, maybe not) who went into Fortnum & Masons many many years ago and saw some out of season strawberries. Upon inquiring how much they were she was told they were (for argument's sake) £3.50 a punnet.

"£3.50 a punnet?" says the lady. "You know exactly where you can shove those."

"I'm sorry madam," replies the attendant. "I am already accommodating a £20 pineapple."