"I constructed a stink-shield by shoving one end of a blanket into the overhead compartment – while effective in blocking at least some of the smell, and offering a small bit of privacy, the ass-on-my-body factor increased, as without my evil glare, passengers feel free to lean up against what they think is some kind of blanketed wall. The next ass that touches my shoulder will be the last!"
Link (Thanks, Susannah Breslin!)
Reader comment: Erik says,
Snopes has this listed as "Undetermined" as to whether it's a hoax or not, but outlines some interesting corraborative info.
Bill Simmon says:
My girlfriend Emily's dad gave us a copy of the note the other day. He's a pilot for Continental, based in Houston. He says he pulled it off of an internal Continental site. I thought for sure I had myself a metablog exclusive and quickly posted it to my own site (and sent in a BB suggest-a-site note), only to find that you had it up on BB hours earlier. I don't know if a pilot at Continental claiming the note is the real deal adds weight to the veracity of the claim, but there you go.
