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How to Get Booted From a Plane

Posted Mar 19, 08 6:01 PM CDT in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – If you've ignored the safety briefing on a flight, consider yourself lucky: A Ryanair passenger was kicked off a plane for talking during one. The Times of London runs down 10 silly reasons why fliers have gotten booted from their flights.

  1. Group cheers: Fans of a British soccer team broke out in a salute to underwear.

  1. Excessive stench: Can you blame a man for sweating as he ran through the airport to catch his flight?
  2. Toy crocs: A woman's 3-foot stuffed crocodile apparently blocked the emergency exit.
  3. Political shirts: A George Bush-themed T-shirt bearing vulgar words didn't amuse airline staff.
  4. Skimpy dress: The micro-mini one Hooters waitress wore was deemed too provocative.
Click the link below for more offending passengers.

Source Times (UK)

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So much for the mile-high club. A plane made an unplanned landing to boot a frisky couple.   (Getty Images)
In a rare instance of passenger activism, a foul-mouthed pilot was removed from a departing flight. The Los Angeles mayor is pictured with an airplane pilot in this file photo.   (Getty Images)
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