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Old 01-26-2023, 11:04 AM
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Southwest holiday crisis reveals a clubby world of stagnant airline execs

Critics say company's 'founder-based culture' isn't nimble enough to handle new challenges.

IMO, this article is pretty much “spot on.”

And then there’s this: Southwest Airlines CEO breaks down Christmas debacle and Q4 earnings

Which makes BoJo, IMO, look like an out of touch, emperor-has-no-clothes, corporate bot reading a script from the teleprompter on the contact lens covering his left eyeball.

Or, it’s like he’s one of those animatronic Chuck E Cheese robots.

Or, he seems as if he’s completely out of his comfort zone, randomly throwing out words from a business jargon dictionary like a Viper popping chaff and flares
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Old 01-26-2023, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Lewbronski;[url=tel:3579739
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Can you translate for scooter trash? 🤔
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Can you translate for scooter trash? 🤔
Pretty sure he means like an F-16 shooting off all the bright, shiny and distracting countermeasures-stuff that they carry.
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Viper…..NOPE it’s a Fighting Falcon, or if you want to really make them mad…a light single.
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Can you translate for scooter trash? 🤔
[SARCASM]Triggering, I know. I used that analogy specifically for all you civilian pilots hatin' on the military folk.[/SARCASM]

I honestly don't even know if a F-16 carries chaff.

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Originally Posted by Lewbronski
[SARCASM]Triggering, I know. I used that analogy specifically for all you civilian pilots hatin' on the military folk.[/SARCASM]

I honestly don't even know if a F-16 carries chaff.

For some reason I had forgotten what chaff was until you said that. And when you said Viper I was honestly thinking of a snake.

You got me. 😬😕
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Viper…..NOPE it’s a Fighting Falcon, or if you want to really make them mad…a light single.
Yup.... Could be worse. At least those Falcon guys aren't in the 69th, err, 67FS on Kadena........
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Can you translate for scooter trash? 🤔
They’re just jealous that they never took on the challenge of piloting a J-Ball. Btw, I saw the vacancy award. You’ve got to try the La Casita burritos. Don’t let them tell you that they don’t have cilantro either. It’s in the back. They just like to play to dumb.
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Originally Posted by Lewbronski
Southwest holiday crisis reveals a clubby world of stagnant airline execs

Critics say company's 'founder-based culture' isn't nimble enough to handle new challenges.

IMO, this article is pretty much “spot on.”

And then there’s this: Southwest Airlines CEO breaks down Christmas debacle and Q4 earnings

Which makes BoJo, IMO, look like an out of touch, emperor-has-no-clothes, corporate bot reading a script from the teleprompter on the contact lens covering his left eyeball.

Or, it’s like he’s one of those animatronic Chuck E Cheese robots.

Or, he seems as if he’s completely out of his comfort zone, randomly throwing out words from a business jargon dictionary like a Viper popping chaff and flares

The “corporate speak” out of BoJo’s mouth gives me severe nausea. If he tells me that he “loves me” one more ****ing time........
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The “corporate speak” out of BoJo’s mouth gives me severe nausea. If he tells me that he “loves me” one more ****ing time........
It’s insulting to the employees when the “leaders” just constantly spew BS. They would have been totally happy just blaming the weather again this meltdown, until the general public wasn’t buying it. It’s obvious they think we’re all idiots.
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