tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post1838467124751308637..comments2023-10-26T01:30:06.692-07:00Comments on Charm School: Missing Bombaykissyfacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880453131963836140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-17947472646587122692007-10-28T09:41:00.000-07:002007-10-28T09:41:00.000-07:00Oh, this is going to be quite the story. I can tel...Oh, this is going to be quite the story. I can tell already.GrizzBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229663134377237230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-49138160173490181232007-10-27T20:28:00.000-07:002007-10-27T20:28:00.000-07:00Lord. Consular fiascoes suck, especially when they...Lord. Consular fiascoes suck, especially when they're still unresolved flying out. You end up staying in some unenviable cesspit a flight away waiting for crew visas.<BR/><BR/>One time, it worked out really well-- one of our crews spent well over a week in Sicily awaiting an overflight clearance from the Saudis to fly to Bahrain. It took a week in the desert to dry them back out. Bastards.Citizen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505477098349387447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-60831059305840719912007-10-27T16:04:00.000-07:002007-10-27T16:04:00.000-07:00That Will Shortz is a genius.That Will Shortz is a genius.Moderatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318879290010704973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-56796996381954738752007-10-27T14:39:00.000-07:002007-10-27T14:39:00.000-07:00"I'm a cow boy" J.b.J."I'm a cow boy" J.b.J.Peteskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634020418381686568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-31154442571831027492007-10-27T12:31:00.000-07:002007-10-27T12:31:00.000-07:00Certainly.Although had I been in the room, I might...Certainly.<BR/>Although had I been in the room, I might have pointed out that "Missing Bombay" contains several disparate connotations - sure, you could "miss" as in "miss out" on Bombay, though you could also say that Bombay may in fact be "missing."<BR/>Lame? <BR/>Yes.<BR/>Alcohol not mixing well with pain killers?<BR/>You better believe it...Huckleberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079118464701791060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-44935276049868696822007-10-27T12:19:00.000-07:002007-10-27T12:19:00.000-07:00But then you can see why the thought would cross m...But then you can see why the thought would cross my mind, given the situation I was in, right? Regardless, it was ironic and funny at the time.kissyfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880453131963836140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18217342.post-47215872479357827482007-10-27T09:53:00.000-07:002007-10-27T09:53:00.000-07:00It couldn't have been that much of sign.And I say ...It couldn't have been that much of sign.<BR/>And I say that with full confidence, knowing as little as I do about the rest of the story.Huckleberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079118464701791060noreply@blogger.com