804
I mean, yeah
(lemmy.world)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2026
804 points (97.1% liked)
Funny
13444 readers
524 users here now
General rules:
- Be kind.
- All posts must make an attempt to be funny.
- Obey the general sh.itjust.works instance rules.
- No politics or political figures. There are plenty of other politics communities to choose from.
- Don't post anything grotesque or potentially illegal. Examples include pornography, gore, animal cruelty, inappropriate jokes involving kids, etc.
Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the mods.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Yeah unfortunately for you I think the post is bullshit. People die on planes all the time. I mean, enough for airlines to have protocols for it.
https://youtu.be/UOTD8jx26pg
They used to just put people in first class seats with shades and a newspaper but apparently that was "insensitive".
Seriously, who reads newspapers these days?
I mean the video is from before 2016 (as that's when Stephen left QI) and in the part where they're saying that, they're quoting something which was already a quote, and it begins with "many years ago..."