Bob
Jul 27th 2004, 10:34 pm
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Bob
OOpps BOB can mean things other than Bomb on Board.
Apparently flight attendants use the term for a type of passenger and will often write down the name to indicate the BOB passenger.
Apparently flight attendants use the term for a type of passenger and will often write down the name to indicate the BOB passenger.
Jul 27th 2004, 10:49 pm
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Re: Bob
Originally posted by bondipom
OOpps BOB can mean things other than Bomb on Board.
Apparently flight attendants use the term for a type of passenger and will often write down the name to indicate the BOB passenger.
OOpps BOB can mean things other than Bomb on Board.
Apparently flight attendants use the term for a type of passenger and will often write down the name to indicate the BOB passenger.
Jul 27th 2004, 11:04 pm
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They'll be truning back QANTAS planes next:
'Quick! A Nasty Terrorist Aboard. Stop!'
'Quick! A Nasty Terrorist Aboard. Stop!'
Jul 28th 2004, 12:24 am
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...693997765.html
The letters "bob" on a sick bag, the discovery of which caused an international flight to turn back to Sydney, could have had a more innocent connotation, a flight attendant said.
The acronym was taken to mean "bomb on board" by the crew of a United Airlines flight from Sydney to Los Angeles which was turned around on Tuesday afternoon.
But Michael Mijatov, from the Flight Attendants Association, said the letters also had an innocent meaning.
"The innocent meaning of the acronym within cabin crew, and I guess even the general broader community at times, is `best on board'," Mr Mijatov told ABC radio.
"And simply it indicates from the perspective of people on board the aircraft, whether it's passengers or cabin crew, that someone sitting in a particular seat... to put it quite bluntly, looks good."
The letters "bob" on a sick bag, the discovery of which caused an international flight to turn back to Sydney, could have had a more innocent connotation, a flight attendant said.
The acronym was taken to mean "bomb on board" by the crew of a United Airlines flight from Sydney to Los Angeles which was turned around on Tuesday afternoon.
But Michael Mijatov, from the Flight Attendants Association, said the letters also had an innocent meaning.
"The innocent meaning of the acronym within cabin crew, and I guess even the general broader community at times, is `best on board'," Mr Mijatov told ABC radio.
"And simply it indicates from the perspective of people on board the aircraft, whether it's passengers or cabin crew, that someone sitting in a particular seat... to put it quite bluntly, looks good."
Jul 28th 2004, 2:58 am
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I wonder if some guy called Robert was trying to get to know a deaf person sitting next to him....
or if some horny flight attendant is now scanning the Situations Vacant ads...
Still, the captain was right to turn back, as one cannot be too careful these days
The new debate thats now broken out is should the pilot tell the passengers the whole truth, or sugar coat it like the United captain did.
Does a passenger have the right to know or will telling a 747 load of people there may be a bomb on board be likely to create such panic that safety will be compromised?
or if some horny flight attendant is now scanning the Situations Vacant ads...
Still, the captain was right to turn back, as one cannot be too careful these days
The new debate thats now broken out is should the pilot tell the passengers the whole truth, or sugar coat it like the United captain did.
Does a passenger have the right to know or will telling a 747 load of people there may be a bomb on board be likely to create such panic that safety will be compromised?
Jul 28th 2004, 3:16 am
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Originally posted by bondipom
[The acronym was taken to mean "bomb on board" by the crew of a United Airlines flight from Sydney to Los Angeles which was turned around on Tuesday afternoon.
[The acronym was taken to mean "bomb on board" by the crew of a United Airlines flight from Sydney to Los Angeles which was turned around on Tuesday afternoon.
"Oh! Look he's holding up his hands... three times.... first time 4 fingers, then 2, then 5... oooh, this is fun... wish he wasn't wearing a mask..."
or:
5 across: when a movie does not do well
10 down: opposite of off
16 across: misspelling of being not entertained in the slightest
Just like that ridiculous scenic circuit at Hamilton Island that was turned into a "near miss".
*sigh*
Mike
Jul 28th 2004, 3:58 am
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To be fair, the general public is not often kept informed of the general threat information floating around government departments and potential targets such as airlines.
If the airline was running on heightened security, then yes, they would (understandably) veer on the side of caution.
Remember, its not really that long ago when you could empty a british pub by accidentally leaving a carrier bag full of shopping behind, and there is always the story about the poor guy who ran out of fuel on Whitehall, and returned with a can of petrol just in time to find the Army blowing up his car!
If the airline was running on heightened security, then yes, they would (understandably) veer on the side of caution.
Remember, its not really that long ago when you could empty a british pub by accidentally leaving a carrier bag full of shopping behind, and there is always the story about the poor guy who ran out of fuel on Whitehall, and returned with a can of petrol just in time to find the Army blowing up his car!
