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http://theoatmeal.com/comics/plane
CoralThatKillsPeople
About halfway through I was expecting a "jet fuel can't melt steel beams joke". Glad I was wrong.
Ceesully
Didn't I just scroll past this...?
greymouser7
Can I go onto flights with a parachute & bullit resistant vest?
gwinny
Actually yes, you can!
Freakingdoomguy
Is it true do you have sauce, just curious
gwinny
Sauce: I work for an airline. BUT there are limitations. As long as it's safe for flight
powderedtoastmanthethird
so wtf happened to the young woman..
patrickhandali
Wow. Never seen this side of Oatmeal. Props!
Fire8X
As a pilot, that was a dick move. You never leave the cockpit if your plane is going down. He just left the captain to save the plane.
viila
Back then crews were bigger, and this was around the world flight. 3 pilots, 2 engineers and 2 radio officers. He was the third officer.
viila
(Around the world journey, obviously this was just one leg of it.)
spaghettiThunderbolt
Perfect, this coincides with my eye's self-cleaning time.
AboveAverageAmerican
Did the girl survive?
bendeem
on another note, i only have 47 minutes of work left
Drek258
Not sure if you just made an intentional "47" reference.
bendeem
no idea what that is
Drek258
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/47
TheForegoneConclusion
Lolololol!
ModusPonens
That Gene Roddenberry's name? Albert Einstein.
P00pdalla
Three plane crashes? He was the original RED SHIRT!
ftbchamp231
I was thinking that if he was the pilot in three crashes, maybe it was good he did something else anyway.
LearnedCoward
"I like pilots who don't crash" - Donald Trump
Derajofdoom
No, he lived...he was Captain Kirk, kicking ass, taking names and living through it.
YamatoIouko
Damn right he was Kirk, since he apparently got a fair bit of poontang...
DashingPolecat
But if he was a red shirt, wouldn't he have died in the first one?
DoctorWhoandDallasCowboys
Yes
evenmoreirrelevantGIF
TheFreshPrinceofSolAire
Can this be a movie please?
ItaloColombianAdventuresInJapan
the best we can hope is a Aircrash Investigation / Mayday or Seconds from Disaster episode https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Pan_Am_Flight_121
Chiefstuff
Well there are 12 star trek movies...
DashingPolecat
Flight of the Phoenix has a plot similar to this. Don't know if it's based on this or not though.
GilderoyPopDropNLockart
That's what I thought of as well
azazyel
http://imgur.com/rVD8lBU
SteveLookather
do you cry about everything
DVSBSTrD
"Live long, and prosper."
koreanmojo05
Sometimes I think, 'Everything I do, is for everyone else. FML" This helped me today.
videopro10
As a copilot, WTF was the copilot doing out of the cockpit during an emergency?
SteveLookather
As a (not a co-pilot) was wondernig the same thing
CabinetLocke
sexually harrassing a passenger by the sound of it.
IntergalacticPants
That's your takeaway?
AllIHaveHadTodayIsLikeSixGummyBearsAndSomeScotch
According to another source I found he was third officer, the cockpit might've been full.
Mcknizzle
Co pilots just sit there for backup, right?
serpentinebaboo
Sarcasm? If not, the answer is absolutely not. Especially in an emergency.
par1138
Seems Roddenberry was a "third officer without flight responsibilities". Source: http://www.snopes.com/roddenberry-plane-crash/
Flexiblewarmth
Was looking forward to the part where they eat the pilot. Wrong story huh? No soccer team on there?
orixandcrak
Goddamnit I love the Oatmeal sometimes.
ltax
*all the time?
orixandcrak
Yes. That one.
flamingflamingo
Eh I don't like the over-the-top shit he does. These story bits are nice but the whole cardgame shit is stupid.
somegeek
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/exploding-kittens-kickstarter-record/ - "MOST-BACKED KICKSTARTER OF ALL TIME"
flamingflamingo
What's your point?
01010111011001010110110001100011011011110110110101100101
Yeah? And a fucking cooler with a blender is near the top, too.
Hellhammer86
If you haven't tried the card game, give it a shot. It's a pretty fun and quick game. I'm not fond of card games.
flamingflamingo
I like cards against humanity. The oatmeal cardgame just passes off random jokes and obscenities as "wit".
MacroManJr
He's also kinda pretentious sometimes.
liberated
Long time fan. But yes, this is true. Everyone has their flaws I guess.
flamingflamingo
Same. I really do like him, but not to the point of hero worship.
WhyCantILeaveThisPlace
Thanks! This is what I come here for... I needed this message today.
Thereminista
OMG. I knew he was a cop and a vet, but I had NO IDEA about the rest of this! He was "The Great Bird of the Galaxy" for the best reasons.
Cammo353
Saw this quite literally 3 posts ago
triscuit3000
yeah but both were submitted at about the same time. This time seems to just be a coincidence.
whoohwhocanibe
ahhhh.. is anyone else concerned at the fact that the F/O left the flight deck while the Capt was trying to crash land the plane?
m3essential
Maybe the flight deck was full... full of shit!
oneoldman
Three crash survivor, crash investigator. Did the enemy award him those ww2 medals?
Whitefall
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/ClipperEclipse-NC88845.htm
theshnozzz
He was actually riding as a passenger at the time. He crashed as pilot in 1943, was a crash investigator after that.
colonelraleigh
Yup. Wikipedia says he was deadheading. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_121
BetterAtAltitude
Yeah that was the first thing that crossed my mind. "Yeah, buddy, you're doing great! I'm just gonna hop out real quick... Yeah, keep it up"
QueenLaQueefa
Yeah...,.certainly not protocol....
SugarSmack
I'm sure that he would have called him to the front if he needed him more there. There's an intercom.
Wakborder517
As a pilot, that was my first thought too.
par1138
Seems Roddenberry was the "third officer without flight responsibilities". Source: http://www.snopes.com/roddenberry-plane-crash/
CaptainBergatron
Times have changed, can't say it's bullshit because I wasn't a pilot 60 years ago
videopro10
Another source I found listed him as the 3rd Officer (T/O?) so maybe the flight deck was full.
OrionRed
No flight attendants.
thedarkcanuck
That was my first thought. A co-pilot has no responsibilities during an emergency?
Pyrowolf1
It turns out he was riding as a passenger, he wasn't actually working that flight. Co-pilot absolutely has duties during an emergency
WillJeSuis
I got the feeling that he kinda just gave up. Wouldn't you expect them to keep doing something till the end?
MsMesss
Maybe he knew he'd be more likely to survive outside of the cockpit?
Snowglobe616
Haha so true
questionableanswers
a burning plane, 2 of 4 engines gone over a rocky desert? There's probably not much you can do except hope you die fast.
theconstermonster
obviously not as the pilot who was in charge made enough of a landing to save a number of people\
HELPMYCAPSLOCKISSTUCK
Still though, it's your duty to the people in the back to try your damnedest to unfuck the current situation they inhabit.
gettodachopper69
Rule number one: NEVER stop flying the aircraft. No matter how dire or impossible it may seem.
TrialsOfDurden
Kind of missed the point of the story there, huh?
questionableanswers
kind of not read the question huh?
TrialsOfDurden
Because I'm sure this story is verbatim and its totally unrealistic to assume he was instructed to do what he did.
MacroManJr
No offense, but the pilot who crash-landed the plane is much more of a hero here than Gene. He stayed in the cockpit and saved 22 people.
MacroManJr
Though, I don't particularly care for the humanist angle that Oatmeal's known for. You help others, but so what? It's to no lasting avail.
MacroManJr
I mean, he saved folks, but 14 folks still died. Gene eventually died. We all die. And eventually, even all memory of us dies. Entropy.
MacroManJr
That's why humanism is, to me, more hopeless than even false religions. At least the latter recognize that man is hopeless by ourselves.
MacroManJr
Better to deceive yourself that there is hope beyond us, than to deceive yourself that life is somehow beautiful, before you die forever.
MacroManJr
That is, if such is our reality. Funny enough, even atheists are taking just as much guess as anyone else sporting uncertainty, ultimately.
FishOnTheInternetz
Why not both?
Gallifreynian
Are you telling me that if one guy died in a plane crash, Star Trek wouldn't exist?
Mcknizzle
Yeah, imagine the world without Quantum Star if Conrad Meyhew hadn't survived that crash he was in that gave him the idea for the show.
queenelizabeth
If Seth MacFarlane had been on his flight that crashed into the world trade center, we would not have family guy/American dad/Cleveland show
Gallifreynian
That's so weird..
StandardDeviant
A lot of people don't realize the tremendous influence random shit has had on history.
xaero13
It always makes me wonder how much we missed out on with the atomic bombs, sooooo many random lives lost, who knows what couldve been
Mcknizzle
Or Pearl Harbor. Very true. Lives lost, to never see their full potential.
Gallifreynian
It occurs to me occasionally. Though with this, I usually think of TV shows as being made by multiple people.
StandardDeviant
Actually, Gene Roddenberry was the main force behind Star Trek. He wrote, pitched, and directed it. Without him, it wouldn't exist.
ndmaster
Did the young lady make it???
shesaidgoodbyetotheground
Yeah they don't mention her again?!
Mcknizzle
Fate:Unknown...
CabinetLocke
she dead ;(
magiceggplant
That woman that points at the rescue plane is most likely her because she has the same hair style and clothes
ndmaster
Good point.
AncientWeapons
I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING!
TheGreatSpaceman
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WERE YELLING ABOUT!!
thewindseeker
LOOOOOOOUD NOISES!
COLONELSARGE
AND WHY DIDN'T ANYONE GIVE ME SOMETHING TO YELL ABOUT!
Freki92
You know what's funny? I was fine until I read that.
fauxglove
I'M NOT CRYING, I'VE JUST GOT SOMETHING IN MY EYE. What do you have in your eye? TEARS!
Zerphses
Yeah, my eyes are watering from finishing up a 8 hour Fallout 4 marathon
vanillax
i'm still wondering why i'm crying. the last line hit hard.
irishnovember
how the fuck does this make you cry? I bet it didn't. I bet you just wanted to get in on some sweet sweet internet points by claiming it did
AncientWeapons
mydearoldthing
It's just been raining, on my face.
GraysonHunt
So that's what's happening today? We're gonna cry today?
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
No! http://www.imgur.com/VE4mSpD.gif
AncientWeapons
YosoyIamJesuisIosonoIchbin
Hadn't seen this gif, it's great!
SnugglesaurusRex
I'M NOT CRYING, I HAVE ALLERGIES! ... I'M ALLERGIC TO BEING SAD!
Kevadon
You sir deserve more upvotes
Gr33nDeman
Its ok. Go ahead. *single tear, holding arms wide open*
AncientWeapons
ilovefatgirls
Dammit. Now we're using this lame recycled joke on posts that aren't even tear worthy?
ICanChangeMyUsernameWheneverIWantButIDontBecauseIAmGodDamnLazy
Bet you're tired of the "who's choppin' onions?!" thing too, eh? I can relate.
AncientWeapons
Yes, damn me and my pesky freedom of speech :)
HappyHourThief
Not "we." They.
sotallytoberOfficer
Was really hoping he married the girl he sat next to
DoctahSlyPeePee
Same.
ScoreQuest
That girls name? Albert Einstein.
BlackPanther01
She was one of the 14.
andydotcom
she ded
JGoat
She ded
Actrox
Oh, but she DED, like so DED
aleister94
he married the woman who played commander troy's mother who was also the voice of the computer
HalfPintKatie
We know....
secretidentity0
*Troi
UncleMoustache
Her name is JOHN CENA. *trumpet sound*
Ha12345768
No just no
wertpenguin
Shhh...
Ha12345768
Why shh
wertpenguin
Shhh has a name... And the NAME IS JOHN CENA!!!!
Patheticc
Her name was Paul Blart
Shazaminator
2blart2paulious
Sanpocho
GaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaY...... Jk. Me too or at least a handle
dembonz00
The girl's name was Majel Barrett.
LearnedCoward
I hope not. She was like 15 at the time O_O
SubzeroAK
Was waiting for that too.
AngryKittenLitter
Then you should check out/read about the Hudson plane crash. That's how one couple met/got married.
lukegee3
A little girl?
CGriffo124
she ded
xoverthirtyx
Too obvious
bachterman
that was majel.
Kairamek
He could keep Spock or the female first officer. He kept Spoke and married the other because "Leonard didn't want it the other way round."
Madchair
she ugly
lurkerturnedberserker
That girls name was William shatner
gommel4win
THERE IS A MAN ON THE WING!
EndgameArchitecture
I just laughed Way too loudly in public. I had to stop masturbating in church.
PhaserRave
goldengoldblum
I knew it!
yellowrock
SHAT'NER, I BARELY KNOW HER!
stabby506
I'm crying. Hilarious!
SheTurnedMeIntoANewtButIGotBetter
There. Is. Something. On the wing!
LadyBabalon156
Love u! Lol
jonhnefill
Admit it. Ya'll read that in Shatner's voice.
GilderoyPopDropNLockart
I remember this from Ace Ventura 2, and didn't realize it was a Shatner Twilight Zone reference for the longest time
iamthisguy247
I KNEW IT!!
ShieldAgent451
The crash really changed her.
GetClouded420
I shat...ner
GrimDarkRealities
And her name, was John Cena.
sipeycup
Goddamnit.
Koshunae
Will did what to her?
DeltaLevelResponse
He did WHAT* in her?
KevinBaconsToasterOven
Shat n' her? I hardly know her!
sirGustav
He made love to the mountain.
throwdisaway
Air. Air moved rapidly through my nose with this one.
HandoB4Javert
The force is weak with this one. *breathes heavily*
abundantbadgers
Will... He, um... sh-
Sauroctonus
Didn't you hear? William shat in her.
AmoAmasAmant
Halfway through I checked the username. I don't think I could have handled it
ohmegatron
The comments here make me fear where imgur is going.
Itisseventyalonghere
"November 11 2105, while reading a poignant post on Imgur, a poorly photoshopped image of Michael Cera appeared. Every single person knew th
YouMightGetIdeas
I like to believe that @ANewBadlyPhotoshoppedPhotoofMichaelCeraEveryday has some ethics and wouldn't do that.
daveirod6
I did the same when it was usersub, I was literally going to to throw my phone if I saw his face.
quesarahsarah96
Wow. No lie, i was about to but then continued reading. Still expecting there to be Cera hiding somewhere though..
Itisseventyalonghere
I know exactly what you mean.
tripleterrific
I was hoping travolta wouldn't show up asking where the rescue party was after the crash
EkkuZakku
"It's going to be ok..."
myoriginalnamewasntoriginalenough
I DID THE EXACT SAME THING
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
I expected John Cena or Randy Orton
iamthisguy247
And his name was.... JOHN CENA!!!!! DUN DUN DUN DUUUUUUN!!!
TaylorSudlow
You can never be t careful
mopsockets
Amo, amas, amat, amamos, amatis, amant
rokkerboyy
I was hoping it would end with "HIS NAME WAS JOHN CENAAAAAAA"
RearAdmiralFloyd
I just noticed, oh man
TigrisJK
Someone, somewhere, has actual PTSD from imgur ceras.
ChancesAreGreat
This same post like 5 panels over by age. I very seriously checked the username
MettalViking
He isn't an asshole he wouldn't be that tacky
WhyNotUncleIroh
Me. I've broken my phone because of you all up voting his crap.
istealthetopcommentandrepost
What about me?
MOTHERFUCKINGGODOFIMGUR
TRIGGERED
FuckingHellCarl
Don't we all?
clearlynotcleverenoughforimgur
TRIGGERED
DarkUranium
*CERA'D
foreigncontaminant
I can't sleep anymore
Alcadeias27
This is gold!
CrazeyAwesomeBisexual
... You are not alone sir/madam
wwny
"I need about tree fiddy."
bigapplebaum
weve reached the inflection where your fear is can remain unnamed but is understood
mithiwithi
Drawing style is legit Oatmeal. It'd take a lot of effort to replicate it just for a troll comic.
Epicfailgaisensei
I don't think you quite understand how good this guy is at baldly Photoshopped pictures of Michael Cera.
MinervaSways
You tellin me that son of a mutant wouldn't have gone through the effort? Instead of roddenberrys name at the end it would have been cera.
Win7yes
It wouldn't take a minute to copy-paste into Photoshop
Desepto
You just have to put a single cera face to destroy some lives ;)
Ohhhlookaunicorneatingasamurai
... I'm on it.
Kilahti
...This guy is the hero we deserve.
Ohhhlookaunicorneatingasamurai
I lied.gif
digitalutopia
Sorry to interrupt the feels train, but many details of this story are questionable. The story of him rescuing those people, came from /1
JimONeill
um incorrect
Thisguysays
Thanks for the that. I never take this shit at face value.
JimONeill
take a look at the othe replys. everything this guy is saying is wrong lol
pandasmakemehappy
Much like Oatmeals Tesla jerk off fanatic, this story is bullshit.
ICanChangeMyUsernameWheneverIWantButIDontBecauseIAmGodDamnLazy
Could never like Oatmeal's stuff, personally. Too much fanboyism.
philcollinsdrumbreakdown
*fanfic, i think you meant
digitalutopia
his "Authorized Biography" - but even then, he wasn't the co-pilot, but was on the clipper "Eclipse" when it happened (a boat). Second, /2
TheBlackShakes
"The Lockheed Constellation for the westbound flight was registered as NC-88845, and christened the “Clipper Eclipse by PanAm”" - link:
TheBlackShakes
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/ClipperEclipse-NC88845.htm
jbmcfad
It wasn't a boat, the "Clipper Eclipse" was the name of the aircraft.
digitalutopia
there's no official record of such a crash even happening in the first place - not Pan Am, not on that date, and not in that location. /3
digitalutopia
The only Pan Am flight to crash in 1947, happened in October, in Alaska - and everybody died./4
howdidigetheredss
This myth has been busted.
okayimfluffy
http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1947/1947-42.htm ?
gargoyls
Ypu are the real mvp, now create something bigger then star trek
jbmcfad
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/ClipperEclipse-NC88845.htm
okayimfluffy
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19470619-0 ?
digitalutopia
I stand corrected. The inconsistent italicization of the aircraft's name in wiki's Gene Roddenberry page led to the first mistake. /1
BhataktiAtma
Seems legit
TheBlackShakes
What about this one? http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19470619-0
CatsandDnD
Matches.
Dipityseren
Mmmm...it looks like the debunker needs to be a little bit debunked, cause this looks on the money.
Dangershy
He is right about the co pilot thing. He was technically a deadhead pilot. Which means he wasn't an active pilot. Just a passenger.