An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.
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@darkmatter said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
The airline companies are competing almost exclusively on price. And when you have to be the cheapest, you also get to be the shittiest. These are the choices that people are making.
YAY CAPITALISMS!!!!
Capitalism only fills the needs that the market shows. This problem came about due to the average behavior of people.
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@remi said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
If people chose their drink the same way as they did their airline
Seeing how crap lagers (Bud etc.) dominate the market for beers (with the exception of a couple of countries), I'd say this is already what's happening for some drinks.
You are...not wrong.
But, what happens if essentially everyone starts choosing the cheapest drink on the list? All of a sudden Budweiser is the premium product and most people are drinking:
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@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
All of a sudden Budweiser is the premium product and most people are drinking:
I will literally die of dehydration before i allow that swill into my body.
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@remi said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
If they're playing the accordion, they already are without aesthetic.
ITYM "anesthetic"...
Tell that to Weird Al. :P
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@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
Capitalism only fills the needs that the market shows. This problem came about due to the average behavior of people.
Too many people think of "the market" as some type of mystical entity, when it's really just the summary result of the choices of a lot of individual people.
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@antiquarian said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
Capitalism only fills the needs that the market shows. This problem came about due to the average behavior of people.
Too many people think of "the market" as some type of mystical entity, when it's really just the summary result of the choices of a lot of individual people.
Those same people think that "the government" is a bunch of buildings walking around doing shit, when it is actually the exact same thing as "the market".
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@remi said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
If people chose their drink the same way as they did their airline
Seeing how crap lagers (Bud etc.) dominate the market for beers (with the exception of a couple of countries), I'd say this is already what's happening for some drinks.
Bah! First airline snobs, now beer slobs.
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@boomzilla <triggers type="drinks">nescafe gingerale</triggers>
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@boomzilla said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@remi said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
If people chose their drink the same way as they did their airline
Seeing how crap lagers (Bud etc.) dominate the market for beers (with the exception of a couple of countries), I'd say this is already what's happening for some drinks.
Bah! First airline snobs, now beer slobs.
HEY!
I am equal opportunity when it comes to my hate of Beer.
i hate all of it.
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@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
I am equal opportunity when it comes to my hate of Beer.
i hate all of it.I can respect that. But you're wrong, at least if you don't hate IPAs more than other types of beer.
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@boomzilla downvoted for trash talking of IPAs.
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@Polygeekery An easy price to pay for spreading TRUTH.
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@boomzilla Truthophobe!!!
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@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@boomzilla
TruthIPAophobe!!!
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@boomzilla said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
I am equal opportunity when it comes to my hate of Beer.
i hate all of it.I can respect that. But you're wrong, at least if you don't hate IPAs more than other types of beer.
i hate them all equally.
it's a conditioned response, one i refuse to attempt to reverse because hard spirits are demonstrably better anyway.
i mean for a start they have vastly better alcohol to volume ratios, to the point that many of them can be used as a fuel for an internal combustion engine in a pinch.
I'd like to see Beer do that!
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@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
i hate them all equally.
But do you drink them ironically on occasion?
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@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
I'd like to see Beer do that!
OTOH, no one says, "Hold my martini." What would I do on the weekends?
Not that I don't enjoy me some distilled spirits, too.
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@cvi said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
i hate them all equally.
But do you drink them ironically on occasion?
No,
Because i hate hangovers.
I tried beer, several times. Every time massive hangover the next day, even when my total alcohol consumption involved a single 2oz taster of beer. I tried a couple of tricks to avoid the hangover. after the tenth or so attempt i decided to stop bothering and just go strait to spirits. never had a problem since.
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@boomzilla said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
now beer slobs.
If you can see through it, it's not beer.
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@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
All of a sudden Budweiser is the premium product and most people are drinking:
I will literally die of dehydration before i allow that swill into my body.
Um, actually, that's alcoholic so it won't help you with dehydration very much
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@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
I tried beer, several times. Every time massive hangover the next day, even when my total alcohol consumption involved a single 2oz taster of beer. I tried a couple of tricks to avoid the hangover. after the tenth or so attempt i decided to stop bothering and just go strait to spirits. never had a problem since.
Oh, yuck. For me, beer is an excellent overnight laxative. Guaranteed big dump the next morning. There's no better way to get your fiber!
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@dcon said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@boomzilla said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
now beer slobs.
If you can see through it, it's not beer.
Problem solved!
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@sloosecannon said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
All of a sudden Budweiser is the premium product and most people are drinking:
I will literally die of dehydration before i allow that swill into my body.
Um, actually, that's alcoholic so it won't help you with dehydration very much
and your point is?
:-P
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@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@sloosecannon said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
All of a sudden Budweiser is the premium product and most people are drinking:
I will literally die of dehydration before i allow that swill into my body.
Um, actually, that's alcoholic so it won't help you with dehydration very much
and your point is?
:-P
I did it for the
lolzpendants
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@sloosecannon said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@sloosecannon said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@accalia said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
All of a sudden Budweiser is the premium product and most people are drinking:
I will literally die of dehydration before i allow that swill into my body.
Um, actually, that's alcoholic so it won't help you with dehydration very much
and your point is?
:-P
I did it for the
lolzpendantshmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Carry on then.
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@remi said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
<triggers type="drinks">
nescafecovfefe gingerale</triggers>FTF
@boomzilla said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
But you're wrong, at least if you don't hate IPAs more than other types of beer.
Agreed. I'll take a porter or dry stout over an IPA 8 days a week.
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@boomzilla said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
Problem solved!
Problems multiplied. Bud Light ==
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@boomzilla said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
An easy price to pay for spreading TRUTH.
Alternative facts.
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@darkmatter said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@boomzilla said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
An easy price to pay for spreading TRUTH.
Alternative facts.
The best facts. People tell me that my facts are the best.
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@boomzilla i've heard a lot things about covfefe lately but i haven't been able to determine its ABV
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@darkmatter 42 percent?
Filed under: Don't panic, where's my towel?
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@antiquarian I've heard claims that it's either 14% or 88% but there doesn't appear to be any substance to them.
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@boomzilla flagged for Shia LaBeouf triggers.
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@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@cartman82 said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@Rhywden said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
And? United have yet to show that they understand what money means, what with their regular damage they're doing to their brand. That's a lot of money we're talking about.
Did any of that actually decrease their revenue?
Not the bullshit stock price projection, but the actual number of people who use their airline?
I doubt there's a significant dip. People will always just go with the cheapest option, that's why airline companies all suck.
Which is what I have been saying all along. Most people choose airlines by going to their favorite travel site (Expedia, TripAdvisor, whatever other ones there are) and searching for flights from Point A to Point B, sorting by price and choosing the cheapest. That is how we have ended up in this race to the bottom situation. The airline companies are competing almost exclusively on price. And when you have to be the cheapest, you also get to be the shittiest. These are the choices that people are making.
If people chose their drink the same way as they did their airline, everyone would be drinking Dark Eyes or Old Crow, everyone would have a hangover all the time and no one would be enjoying themselves.
The really shit thing is that this has happened long enough now that there are no mid-grade options left. It is either Old Crow or Screaming Eagle. Those are the choices that are left at the bar.
You keep saying that, but you keep missing the point. Airlines in Europe are much more customer-friendly and they're operating on lower profit margins.
So no, American airlines are just awful.
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@remi said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@boomzilla <triggers type="drinks">nescafe gingerale</triggers>
Nescafé is awesome! You must be a gay commie!
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@kt_ said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
Nescafé is awesome!
I prefer Kenco.
@kt_ said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
You must be a gay commie!
/me makes a note of this
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@kt_ said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@remi said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@boomzilla <triggers type="drinks">nescafe gingerale</triggers>
Nescafé is awesome! You must be a gay commie!
Well...he is French.
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@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@kt_ said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@remi said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@boomzilla <triggers type="drinks">nescafe gingerale</triggers>
Nescafé is awesome! You must be a gay commie!
Well...he is French.
Then he's basically Russian. And everybody knows that all Russians are… gay!
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@Polygeekery said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
@boomzilla downvoted for trash talking of IPAs.
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@kt_ said in An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.:
You keep saying that, but you keep missing the point. Airlines in Europe are much more customer-friendly and they're operating on lower profit margins.
So no, American airlines are just awful.The US and European air travel markets are different in many ways. For example, the US uses standby tickets far more, and overbooks flights more too; European air travellers tend to turn up to their flights and so there's less scope for that sort of thing.
I don't know why these differences are there. It doesn't feel like it is down to a single factor.