1445: Hurts So Good

[scumbag]

Originally Posted by Keith

And wait the 10 minutes...

You're doing this deliberately, right? Tell me you're doing this deliberately.

If by deliberately you mean saying something I actually believe to be true, then yes.

I'm not trying to rile you up, I really get annoyed at least twice a month by pee-babies, who insist that "they have to pee right now!" during take-off.

Please notice I said during take-offs and landings, not if you have to sit on the tarmac for 45 minutes waiting for a spot in the queue

Smoking in a park is selfish, but potentially endangering the other passengers is just fine?

[Keith]

Dear Scumbag,

I've never been bothered by someone using a bathroom on a plane, let alone felt that they were putting me in danger. Maybe I'm flying differently.

Sincerely,
Dickhead

[Blitzgal]

Now for a laugh, everyone go watch Anderson Cooper fall into a giggle fit over the dumbest pun ever:

Watch: CNN's Cooper Cracks Up over Depardieu-Pee Incident - TIME NewsFeed

[scumbag]

Originally Posted by Keith

Dear Scumbag,

I've never been bothered by someone using a bathroom on a plane, let alone felt that they were putting me in danger. Maybe I'm flying differently.

Sincerely,
Dickhead

Dear baby faggot,

I've been on two separate flights in the last 5 months, where the turbulence was so bad, that some of the overhead compartments popped open and suitcases and bags came flying through the air causing one dude a broken arm and various cuts and bruises on other people.

If you can pass a magic ninja dexterity test, where you prove that you can move through the isles safely during heavy turbulence, then by all means piss away - until then, sit the fuck down and wait the 10 minutes. Seriously, if you can't control your bladder for the time it takes the plane to reach cruising altitude, you should invest in some adult diapers or maybe just stay home.

Yours truly
ScumBag

[Blitzgal]

Originally Posted by scumbag

I've been on two separate flights in the last 5 months, where the turbulence was so bad, that some of the overhead compartments popped open and suitcases and bags came flying through the air causing one dude a broken arm and various cuts and bruises on other people.

And I bet they weren't even in the bathroom at the time.

[scumbag]

Originally Posted by Blitzgal

And I bet they weren't even in the bathroom at the time.

Nope, they were seated as far as I can remember.

My point is, that had someone been wandering through the isles, they themselves would have become human projectiles, potentially causing even more injuries to others or themselves.

In the latest one, my seat belt wasn't tightened all the way and I was lifted into the air and I was weightless and hovering with maybe 10-15cm of space between my ass and the seat for a few seconds, while the plane was dropping - scary shit I can tell you. If that had happened while someone was up and about, they would have been slammed up into the ceiling and been seriously injured or perhaps hurt others as well.

[fluxquanta]

Originally Posted by scumbag

I was weightless and hovering with maybe 10-15cm of space between my ass and the seat for a few seconds, while the plane was dropping - scary shit I can tell you.

My physics and bullshit senses are tingling. Don't make up numbers that aren't believable if you want to convince people of something.

[scumbag]

Originally Posted by fluxquanta

My physics and bullshit senses are tingling. Don't make up numbers that aren't believable if you want to convince people of something.

Whats bullshit about it? The distance or the time? Sorry I didn't bust out a stopwatch or a ruler, but I was busy being scared.

[bluenova]

After I heard Keith question the the people that said they understood the slamming of the head into the door on the next show, I thought I could give an opinion. I didn't vote in the poll, but I feel like maybe my perspective can help to see why someone would do something so dumb.

I would hurt myself sometimes when I would become angry over things, stupid and serious. I think it developed as a way of finally releasing frustration after years of having to keep everything emotional in check. It felt good to suddenly expel that emotion through violence and, even though it might hurt, the pleasure of releasing kinda made the pain okay. It's like I can't put this emotion on anyone else, but at least it's going somewhere. I think my violence towards myself was because my mother was a bad discipliner. One of the things she would do is belt me to punish me and I wasn't allowed to become angry with her or I would get another beating. There was never a discussion with me.

Now, I do think hitting a child is okay for a punishment for certain things and that kids need punishments, but if your child does not think that the punishment is deserved or is appropriate to what they did, then it does not work. It just breeds a deep resentment, hatred, and an understanding that the parent is not to be respected. Assuming I actually deserved punishment, which was not usually the case, it didn't teach me to stop what I was doing. I came to understand that my mother was wrong and instead it taught me to lie, be sneaky, and to never rely on my mother.

I also think that hurting myself specifically through violence was just a reflection on her choice of punishment. I just took her way of expressing anger at me through beatings and applied it to myself.

After a while of hurting my body when I got angry, I noticed I also clenched muscles. I actually felt like I pulled muscles from clenching them in anger so much. I also grinded my teeth and developed jaw pain. When this started happening, it scared me and I understood it had to stop. It took a while, but I think what helped the most was venting my anger to adults and being able to do it without feeling guilty (since she also worked hard to provide for me). My mother actually found out and got pissed, but I was at a point where I could tell her that she had no problem telling me and other people my faults al the time. I couldn't get away with hitting my brother for bad reasons and then arguing that I shouldn't be held accountable when 90% of the time I'm loving to him. Parents should be held accountable for their screw ups too.

I definitely think this behavior is a result of not being able to express something over a long period of time. It's not smart, but my experience is why it makes sense to me that someone would translate frustration and anger into self inflicted pain. I still feel the urge to hurt myself when I'm in a situation that makes me furious and I also can't do anything about it at the moment. Now I just try to resist it til I can bitch to someone, and if I can't, I try to punch something that won't hurt me.

[Heba]

Dear Scumbag,

I've never been bothered by someone using a bathroom on a plane, let alone felt that they were putting me in danger. Maybe I'm flying differently.

Sincerely,
Dickhead

I <3 this...

Also if the turbulence is so bad that someone's arm is getting broken due to luggage falling, AND they are pee-babies, I highly doubt they are able hold it while being bumped around with that kind of force. In fact, if my arm suddenly gets broken from falling luggage and I was denied the ability to use the bathroom, I'd pee my seat for sure. But we all can't be blessed with bladders o' steel like some frequent fliers