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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Thu May 12, 2016, 01:44 PM May 2016

Twitter #PassesNoteToFlightAttendant, geeky laughter ensues

http://www.networkworld.com/article/3068512/security/twitter-passesnotetoflightattendant-geeky-laughter-ensues.html

Perhaps you noticed the story last week about an economics professor whose math scribblings prior to takeoff from Philadelphia so alarmed a paranoid ninny sitting next to him that she reported the “suspicious behavior” in a note passed to an American Airlines flight attendant. You know, as in math means terrorist so flight delayed two hours.

Twitter noticed and this morning the hashtag #PassesNoteToFlightAttendant produced much merriment. Here’s a sampling, the first of which would have blown that ninny’s mind:

more at link and at https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23PassesNoteToFlightAttendant&src=typd

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Twitter #PassesNoteToFlightAttendant, geeky laughter ensues (Original Post) steve2470 May 2016 OP

Oh my god JonathanRackham May 2016 #1

this is genius roguevalley May 2016 #10

When I was a poor struggling college student (who could type) DebbieCDC May 2016 #2

I did that too, when I was enlisted Skittles May 2016 #11

god. I'm in love. roguevalley May 2016 #3

Watch out! It's Al Gebra. n/t jtuck004 May 2016 #4

Al Gebra must be the cousin to Al Qeda and Al Nino? FSogol May 2016 #7

:rofl: this is why I love DU. Nt lostnfound May 2016 #12

The news once did a story on Al Nino... FSogol May 2016 #13

I love how these jokes add up one after the other d_legendary1 May 2016 #5

Ha! Iggo May 2016 #15

The person next to just used ... aggiesal May 2016 #6

They were probably inventing nothing. jtuck004 May 2016 #9

A perfect response malaise May 2016 #8

Oh man, that's hilarious. Iggo May 2016 #14

JonathanRackham

(1,604 posts)

1. Oh my god

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Thu May 12, 2016, 01:54 PM

May 2016

A thread of math discussion.

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)

10. this is genius

Reply to JonathanRackham (Reply #1)

Thu May 12, 2016, 05:43 PM

May 2016

Daniel Fishman ?@fishdan · 4h4 hours ago

The couple across the aisle in seats 3D & 3E are from Warsaw! Poles in the right half plane! Instability! #PassesNoteToFlightAttendant

DebbieCDC

(2,543 posts)

2. When I was a poor struggling college student (who could type)

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Thu May 12, 2016, 02:07 PM

May 2016

I made extra $$ typing papers and articles for professors. I typed a Ph.D. dissertation for a math professor that was 50 pages of THAT KIND OF STUFF.

It still gives me nightmares to remember, which is why I got a double good laugh from this hashtag.