Some of you have probably seen or heard about this, it's apparently the water cooler topic du jour right now.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-12-06T192015Z_01_NC6441784_RTRUKOC_0_US-AIRLINER-FLATULENCE.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-oddlyEnoughNews-2


Flatulent passenger grounds flight

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec 6 (Reuters Life!) - It may be one problem airline security officials never envisioned -- a passenger lighting matches in flight to mask odors from her flatulence.

The woman's actions resulted in an emergency landing on Monday in Nashville of an American Airlines flight bound for Dallas from Washington, D.C., said Lynne Lowrance, a spokeswoman for Nashville's airport.

Other passengers reported the odor of burned matches, but the woman was not forthcoming when asked about it, Lowrance said on Wednesday.

"Of course, she was scared and embarrassed but all the passengers had to disembark, all the luggage had to be searched, a canine team was brought in, and about three hours were consumed in sorting out the situation," she said.

The woman was not allowed back on the flight and barred from flying on American Airlines, Lowrance said.

"Since there was no malice involved and the incident was accidental, she was not charged with anything," she said.

My question is this.

Why are you allowed to take matches on a plane?

Didn't the shoe bomber wake anyone up?

I was just reading that, and thats what I thought... how did she get matches on the plane? Maybe in the future she should just buy a seat in the bathroom.

You're not supposed to, they usually take them at security. Look outside the front doors at any airport and there will be a pile of about 20 lighters and matchbooks in the ashtrays.

I need pictures - I bet this girl is HOT!

When I first heard this report on the radio this morning, they said that lighters are not allowed at all, but that each passenger is allowed ONE book of matches.

WTF?

They take them at DTW, Midway and Ohare, and there are big signs saying as much...they're not that hard to sneak on, though...metal detectors don't pick them up...

This chick sounds like she'd be alot of fun to party with. Just think, if you were dating her, you wouldn't have that awkward three month period when you date a new chick and can't fart while you're sitting at her house pretending to like the Lifetime Channel.
I'm not really sure which is the best thing about a new relationship:
Getting the first bang in, when she has to impress you, OR
Releasing that first fart in front of her, then saying, "You know what? Oprah SUCKS!" and showing her who REALLY is the boss.

Couples farting around each other = Love.

I am reminded of the two hot chicks in the bathroom from Harold & Kumar.

In other words, you sank my battleshit!

LOL. Forgot about that.