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MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 07:15 AM Feb 2013

A crowded United Airlines flight was canceled.




A single agent was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travelers.

Suddenly, an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket on the counter and said, “I HAVE to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS.”

The agent replied, “I’m sorry, sir. I’ll be happy to try to help you, but I’ve got to help these folks first; and then I’m sure we’ll be able to work something out.”

The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, “DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?”

Without hesitating, the agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone. “May I have your attention, please?”, she began, her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. “We have a passenger here at Gate 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him with his identity, please come to Gate 14”.

With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the United Airlines agent, gritted his teeth, and said, “F*** You!”

Without flinching, she smiled and said, “I’m sorry sir, you’ll have to get in line for that, too.”
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A crowded United Airlines flight was canceled. (Original Post) MrScorpio Feb 2013 OP
I had someone give me that “DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?” when I worked at the 'Dillo hobbit709 Feb 2013 #1
And you worked at it your whole life musette_sf Feb 2013 #10
ROFL! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #2
Perfect!!! PatSeg Feb 2013 #3
If I were president, she would get a medal beerandjesus Feb 2013 #4
Absolutely hillarious! whathehell Feb 2013 #5
Didn't happen canonfodder Feb 2013 #6
(Shh... I think it was intended to be a joke.) Gorp Feb 2013 #7
This is a funny story if it is true. Do you have a source for the story? nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #8
Here you go… MrScorpio Feb 2013 #9
Let me say I love the story and it's worth reading no matter what. rhett o rick Feb 2013 #11

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
1. I had someone give me that “DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?” when I worked at the 'Dillo
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 08:49 AM
Feb 2013

My response, "Yeah, you're an asshole"

 

canonfodder

(208 posts)
6. Didn't happen
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 10:03 AM
Feb 2013

That's a popular myth that has been applied to many different situations.
It didn't happen. Sorry.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
11. Let me say I love the story and it's worth reading no matter what.
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 08:14 PM
Feb 2013

But I consider myself an open minded Democrat and therefore somewhat skeptical. What kind of source is this? I am not criticizing just interested in learning.

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