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When proof reading goes wrong.

Last post 03-20-2007 9:56 AM by rbowes. 10 replies.
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  • 03-19-2007 6:48 PM

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    Spotted in an article about a pilot showing up for work drunk...


     

     Now, I s'pose there's differing limits based on how the sample is taken (breathalyzer v.s. blood sample), but you'd think they'd insert a line or two talking about that.

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  • 03-19-2007 7:38 PM In reply to

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    MarcB:

    Spotted in an article about a pilot showing up for work drunk...


     

     Now, I s'pose there's differing limits based on how the sample is taken (breathalyzer v.s. blood sample), but you'd think they'd insert a line or two talking about that.

    theres also the matter with the sentence "for an aircraft is 9 micrograms" cause you then put the limit on the Aircraft not the pilot

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  • 03-19-2007 9:00 PM In reply to

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    no, the limit is on driving an aircraft, just like it was driving a car.  Furthermore the first paragraph is talking about breath and the second clearly talking about blood.  
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  • 03-19-2007 10:24 PM In reply to

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    The legal limit for driving a car is 35 micrograms and for an aircraft is nine micrograms, the jury were told

     

    You trusted a lawyer? 

  • 03-19-2007 11:02 PM In reply to

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    the jury were told y'all.



     

    What? Someone had to be thinking it too... 

     

  • 03-20-2007 1:26 AM In reply to

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    tster:
    no, the limit is on driving an aircraft, just like it was driving a car.  Furthermore the first paragraph is talking about breath and the second clearly talking about blood.  


    I guess the title of the thread held true after all.

    And now, the only thing that can save this thread:

    http://www.mypartypost.com/watchvideo/2441/Man_Show_-_Drunk_Pilots 
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  • 03-20-2007 1:41 AM In reply to

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    Oh, and I like how Steeldragon managed to tag his post under "grammer errors" (sic).  I'll be paying special attention to that category in the future.
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  • 03-20-2007 8:25 AM In reply to

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    vt_mruhlin:

    The legal limit for driving a car is 35 micrograms and for an aircraft is nine micrograms, the jury were told

    You trusted a lawyer? 

     
    How do you know it wasn't an expert witness? 

  • 03-20-2007 8:33 AM In reply to

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    Pap:
    tster:
    no, the limit is on driving an aircraft, just like it was driving a car. Furthermore the first paragraph is talking about breath and the second clearly talking about blood.


    I guess the title of the thread held true after all.

    And now, the only thing that can save this thread:

    http://www.mypartypost.com/watchvideo/2441/Man_Show_-_Drunk_Pilots

     

    I completely missed the grammatical error! 

    The pig go. Go is to the fountain. The pig put foot. Grunt. Foot in what? ketchup. The dove fly. Fly is in sky. The dove drop something. The something on the pig. The pig disgusting... see bio for the earth shattering ending.

  • 03-20-2007 9:52 AM In reply to

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    Maybe if you have more than 9 but less than 20 micrograms, you're allowed to fly the plane but someone else has to taxi it to/from the gate.  You know, like if you let your kid drive on the street but not park the car afterward because they might hit the garage.

     

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  • 03-20-2007 9:56 AM In reply to

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    If you do what I do, and miss the part about it being a pilot, then this is pretty funny. I thought it was just some guy, possibly a janitor, who showed up drunk, and for some reason they cared about the legal limit for flying a plane. THAT would be a WTF :)  
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