Idiot and his iPhone.

thedguy · November 30th, 2007, 03:21 AM

http://www.slashgear.com/pwned-man-w...ane-208612.php

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So I am sure I am not the only one to have seen the newish iPhone commercial where the pilot or whatever pulls out his iPhone and tells a story about how he avoided a 3 hour delay by looking at the weather on his iPhone. Well, lets suffice it to say that commercials are about as fictional as cartoons, so you shouldn’t believe everything you hear.

Sure enough, some jackass with an iPhone gets notice that his plane is landing at a different airport due to delays caused by bad weather. And what does he do? Exactly what he saw on the commercial, he picks up his iPhone, checks the weather, determines the coast is clear, and relays the message to a flight attendant.

The flight attendant then relays the message to the captain over the PA. That’s when the captain hits that pretentious prick with nugget of epic proportions:

“If the passenger with the IPhone would be kind enough to use it to check the weather at our alternate, calculate our fuel burn due to being rerouted around the storms, call the dispatcher to arrange our release, and then make a phone call to the nearest Air Traffic Control center to arrange our timely departure amongst the other aircraft carrying passengers with IPhones, then we will be more than happy to depart. Please ring your call button to advise the Flight Attendant and your fellow passengers when you deem it ready and responsible for this multi-million dollar aircraft and its passengers to safely leave.”

BAM! I really don’t think that guy will ever say anything again, in fact, I bet he sold his iPhone, same day.

+ "Original commercial" via YouTube

+ "Inevitable parody" via YouTube

Gman333-X-ferrari · November 30th, 2007, 03:46 AM

jetsetter · November 30th, 2007, 03:46 AM

Ha!!!!

epp_b · November 30th, 2007, 03:49 AM

What a retort! images/smilies/lol.gif

Dang it, I hate iPhones. Dang it, I hate iPhone users even more! Honestly, what kind of moron would pay $600 (or $400) for a restricted piece of crap and be locked in to a contract, when it doesn't have half the features of phones that you'll get for free with a plan? An Apple sheep Steve Jobs drone, that's who.

toma_alimosh · November 30th, 2007, 06:30 AM

That idiot got the ownage he deserves. I hate people that think they're too smart. Especially if they think they're smart just because they have an Apple product. images/smilies/bangin.gif

Viper007Bond · November 30th, 2007, 08:39 AM

Hey now, they're pretty sweet. I'm getting an iPod Touch. images/smilies/happy.gif

BlaRo · November 30th, 2007, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Hey now, they're pretty sweet. I'm getting an iPod Touch. images/smilies/happy.gif

That's going on my Christmas wish list (along with a billion motorcycle parts. And a scarf).

Anyway, I bet that guy must have been smugly mucking it up with his fellow passengers, "well, my iPhone says that we SHOULD be leaving RIGHT NOW...why aren't we leaving now? What do these pilots know, I have an iPhone!"

Mad respect for pilots (+1 rep, American Airlines*) for knowing their shit. images/smilies/thumbup.gif

*But not Northwest. Fuck them up their stupid asses, bunch of cheap bastards.

BerserkerCatSplat · November 30th, 2007, 09:02 AM

That story seems really contrived, I doubt its veracity.

Gman333-X-ferrari · November 30th, 2007, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Hey now, they're pretty sweet. I'm getting an iPod Touch. images/smilies/happy.gif

Not fair... images/smilies/dry.gif

I have the 30GB Video iPod (5th Gen). Hasn't missed a beat. images/smilies/happy.gif

cdbob · November 30th, 2007, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by thedguy

http://www.slashgear.com/pwned-man-w...ane-208612.php

+ "Original commercial" via YouTube

+ "Inevitable parody" via YouTube

LMAO, I love the parody

fbc · November 30th, 2007, 10:28 AM

@ the parody ad - love it.

American TG Man · November 30th, 2007, 11:30 AM

The morale here, kiddies, is that you can't believe everything you see on TV. Otherwise, you will get yourself owned as badly as this guy.

Kudos to the pilots for drilling some non-Apple supplied sense into him. Brilliant!

chaos386 · November 30th, 2007, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

That story seems really contrived, I doubt its veracity.

The source of the story is a blog. Take that as you will.

Gman333-X-ferrari · November 30th, 2007, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by American TG Man

The morale here...

I'm sure you mean "moral"? images/smilies/think.gif

As for believing the story... images/smilies/think.gif

Seeing as it was sent to the blog by a subscriber, I'm not sure it's all that legitimate.

One of the comments struck me, and I have to say, he/she makes sense and I agree.

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Posted by: threadweaver [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 20, 2007 06:32 AM

Yawn...

Yet *another* pop at anyone who has an iPhone - really?

Firstly the passenger was completely reasonable to say that he'd checked the weather forecast, and so I gather - was asking if there was anything wrong with the plane. Given airlines very often don´t tell passengers the full story, it's again reasonable to ask. The medium he used to get the weather forecast is completely immaterial. Would you say the same if he checked the TV or radio weather, then asked the same question? Of course not, it´s just a cheap shot at anyone with an iPhone.

Aside from anything else, the pilot's response is not only unprofessional, it´s also patronising, arrogant and only serves to put off customers.

IMHO these people that constantly feel that they have to put down anything that seems "popular" are far far worse.

And far as I can see there are more Apple [iPhone] haters on the E-web that there are Apple fanboys...

Hidden_Hunter · November 30th, 2007, 01:00 PM

Yeah I do doubt the claims made in the blog. How many flight attendants have actually given a crap what passangers thought (continental make it painfully obviously they didn't want to be there)

Red_Bull · November 30th, 2007, 01:13 PM

^ Ahh well, its a nice thought anyway. Nothing worse than some loud, annoying Apple fanboy and his iProduct

Blind_Io · November 30th, 2007, 03:51 PM

I actually would like an iPhone, but it's not worth the cost, or the 5 year contract, or dealing with AT&T. I'm just going to wait and get the gPhone from Google when it goes to T-Mobile.

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