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Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:50 pm
by tubadave
So, my employer recently added a temporary new design to one of their planes:

Image

They didn't ask my opinion ahead of time, but I definitely would have given my approval if they had. :mrgreen:

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 3:02 pm
by peacock2121
New Slogan:

Fly This!

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:42 pm
by jaybee
And right as it reaches rotation speed at takeoff, the force of the wind rips the bikini top off.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:29 pm
by peacock2121
jaybee wrote:And right as it reaches rotation speed at takeoff, the force of the wind rips the bikini top off.
Men are so cute.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:22 pm
by jaybee
peacock2121 wrote:
jaybee wrote:And right as it reaches rotation speed at takeoff, the force of the wind rips the bikini top off.
Men are so cute.
Don't forget predictable too!

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:33 pm
by tubadave
jaybee wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:
jaybee wrote:And right as it reaches rotation speed at takeoff, the force of the wind rips the bikini top off.
Men are so cute.
Don't forget predictable too!
My guess is that it is our predictability that makes us cute.

Or helps with the cuteness, at least. 8)

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:34 pm
by peacock2121
tubadave wrote:
jaybee wrote:
peacock2121 wrote: Men are so cute.
Don't forget predictable too!
My guess is that it is our predictability that makes us cute.

Or helps with the cuteness, at least. 8)
Bingo!

Bingo!

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:57 pm
by a1mamacat
peacock2121 wrote:
tubadave wrote:
jaybee wrote: Don't forget predictable too!
My guess is that it is our predictability that makes us cute.

Or helps with the cuteness, at least. 8)
Bingo!

Bingo!
The card I got for Big J for Valentine's Day.

Outside picture of cute little white bulldog.

Happy Valentine's Day
to an Incredibly cute,
lovable son....

Inside

You have no idea
how many times
this has kept you
from getting
in really
BIG TROUBLE.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:16 pm
by Buffacuse
Friendly. Very, friendly, skies.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:19 pm
by Estonut
The Proud Bird with the Golden Tail

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:19 pm
by Estonut
We Really Move Our Tail for You

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:24 pm
by Four Hour Stiffy
I wonder how much extra one of those boob seats cost?

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:46 pm
by christie1111
a1mamacat wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:
tubadave wrote: My guess is that it is our predictability that makes us cute.

Or helps with the cuteness, at least. 8)
Bingo!

Bingo!
The card I got for Big J for Valentine's Day.

Outside picture of cute little white bulldog.

Happy Valentine's Day
to an Incredibly cute,
lovable son....

Inside

You have no idea
how many times
this has kept you
from getting
in really
BIG TROUBLE.
And he knows how true this is!

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:05 pm
by ulysses5019
peacock2121 wrote:
jaybee wrote:And right as it reaches rotation speed at takeoff, the force of the wind rips the bikini top off.
Men are so cute.

I'm just gonna go and stand in the corner.......and look cute.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:57 pm
by TheCalvinator24
I'm somewhat surprised that nobody has pointed out the irony of this. Seeing as how this was the airline that kicked the woman off the plane because of her low-cut top and short skirt.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:02 am
by rayxtwo
I'm flying SWA Thursday to Vegas. Hope I get this plane :D :D :D :D :D


Ray

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:47 am
by peacock2121
ulysses5019 wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:
jaybee wrote:And right as it reaches rotation speed at takeoff, the force of the wind rips the bikini top off.
Men are so cute.

I'm just gonna go and stand in the corner.......and look cute.
Just thought:

How different the world would be if men could master that one.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:09 am
by ulysses5019
peacock2121 wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
peacock2121 wrote: Men are so cute.

I'm just gonna go and stand in the corner.......and look cute.
Just thought:

How different the world would be if men could master that one.
You mean get out of the way of women so some real work could get done?

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:43 am
by SportsFan68
TheCalvinator24 wrote:I'm somewhat surprised that nobody has pointed out the irony of this. Seeing as how this was the airline that kicked the woman off the plane because of her low-cut top and short skirt.
Even though I considered doing so, I'm not surprised that nobody did it. I'm sure Dave posted it in the spirit of fun and adventure, and that's how it was taken.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:22 am
by TheCalvinator24
SportsFan68 wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote:I'm somewhat surprised that nobody has pointed out the irony of this. Seeing as how this was the airline that kicked the woman off the plane because of her low-cut top and short skirt.
Even though I considered doing so, I'm not surprised that nobody did it. I'm sure Dave posted it in the spirit of fun and adventure, and that's how it was taken.
I do think it is ironic, but I have no problem with either action. I saw the outfit the woman was wearing, and she couldn't sit without showing too much.

And very few passengers will see the outside of the plane.

It's ironic, but not hypocritical.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:36 am
by AlphaDummy
Any chance we could get Continental to work out a similar deal with mmff?????? 8)

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:47 am
by tubadave
TheCalvinator24 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote:I'm somewhat surprised that nobody has pointed out the irony of this. Seeing as how this was the airline that kicked the woman off the plane because of her low-cut top and short skirt.
Even though I considered doing so, I'm not surprised that nobody did it. I'm sure Dave posted it in the spirit of fun and adventure, and that's how it was taken.
I do think it is ironic, but I have no problem with either action. I saw the outfit the woman was wearing, and she couldn't sit without showing too much.

And very few passengers will see the outside of the plane.

It's ironic, but not hypocritical.

I'm glad that you folks are able to recognize the lack of hypocrisy. Many are not able to do so....I've seem a lot of people, in other forums (such as the Southwest Blog) trying to call out Southwest for being hypocritical. Based on what I've heard from people who were there, that girl (Kyla was her name, IIRC) wasn't wearing anything under that extremely short skirt, and so was showing everyone around her all that she had when she sat down, reached for the overhead luggage bin, etc. Most people (including the national media during the aftermath) seem to be unaware of that.

Of course, I also recall seeing Kyla's interview on Good Morning America. At one point, after showing off her "innocent" outfit, she sat back down, and the censors felt the need to blur out anything she may or may not have been showing off. When the interview replayed on the west coast, the camera cut away entirely before it even got to that point.

At least with Bar Refaeli's picture on the side of the plane, there's nothing they'd have to blur out.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:41 pm
by Flybrick
The most aesthetically pleasing lines for anything here on earth:

A beautiful woman* and a beautiful plane.

This is approaching beer commercial perfection.

Well done, SWA!





* Not necessarily being sexist. I'm going for the work of art context not centerfold.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:04 pm
by Thousandaire
It is utterly bizarre that a massive picture of a girl in a bikini is OK, yet showing "all she had" (nice euphemism) is verboten. What a strange attitude toward the human body we have.

Re: Nothing plain about this plane

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:37 pm
by themanintheseersuckersuit
Not everybody is happy

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504267,00.html
The airline has received a flood of criticism on its corporate blog about the promotion, with many passengers complaining about having to board an aircraft “covered in pornography”.

“I would not want to have to watch this plane pull up to the gate traveling with my young child, or mother, grandmother, etc.,” customer Jim Dawson said.

“I know Southwest is known for its fun, laid back qualities but this is just completely inappropriate to plaster all over the side of the plane.”