Man makes ebola joke, gets kicked off plane

StudyOfWumbo · October 10, 2014, 04:50:58 PM

I was watching the news and came across a report about a man who was on an airplane from Philadelphia when he sneezed and turned to a passenger and said he had ebola. shortly after the plane landed in punta cana, passengers booed him, and he was escorted to a infirmary at the airport by workers in hazmat suits.
his response in an interview? "man i was just kidding"
(the video was also captured on a cellphone)

what are your thoughts about what the guy said? i think its quite stupid to say that during a outbreak of a deadly disease, and im kind of glad he got escorted off.

challengerX · October 10, 2014, 04:52:38 PM

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Word Wizard · October 10, 2014, 04:57:53 PM

man people are so sensitive sometimes.

More Than Mortal · October 10, 2014, 04:58:50 PM

He deserved it.

Mat Cauthon · October 10, 2014, 05:08:19 PM

He might as well have jumped up, opened his coat and screamed "allahu snackbar".
What the fuck did he expect?

Word Wizard · October 10, 2014, 05:15:07 PM

Quote from: Byrne on October 10, 2014, 05:08:19 PM

He might as well have jumped up, opened his coat and screamed "allahu snackbar".
What the frack did he expect?

Except ebola isn't as deadly as a bomb on a plane. It isn't air borne either so a sneeze doesn't matter. It's not like he spit in someone's drink or bled in their mouth.

Mat Cauthon · October 10, 2014, 05:16:53 PM

Quote from: Sly Instinct on October 10, 2014, 05:15:07 PM

Quote from: Byrne on October 10, 2014, 05:08:19 PM
He might as well have jumped up, opened his coat and screamed "allahu snackbar".
What the frack did he expect?

Except ebola isn't as deadly as a bomb on a plane. It isn't air borne either so a sneeze doesn't matter. It's not like he spit in someone's drink or bled in their mouth.

And a plane full of people know these facts and can stay calm?

Camnator · October 10, 2014, 05:19:47 PM

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Mr. Psychologist · October 10, 2014, 05:20:08 PM

Good.

Joking and Airlines are pretty incompatible for a good reason <.<

ayy lmao you're all going to die at 20,000 feet isn't exactly going to keep things calm. Whether it's from screaming allahu ackbar or joking that you have ebola.

Just don't be a fucking idiot.

Word Wizard · October 10, 2014, 05:20:33 PM

Quote from: Byrne on October 10, 2014, 05:16:53 PM

Quote from: Sly Instinct on October 10, 2014, 05:15:07 PM

Quote from: Byrne on October 10, 2014, 05:08:19 PM
He might as well have jumped up, opened his coat and screamed "allahu snackbar".
What the frack did he expect?

Except ebola isn't as deadly as a bomb on a plane. It isn't air borne either so a sneeze doesn't matter. It's not like he spit in someone's drink or bled in their mouth.
And a plane full of people know these facts and can stay calm?

They shouldn't worry about things they don't understand.

More Than Mortal · October 10, 2014, 05:26:09 PM

Quote from: Sly Instinct on October 10, 2014, 05:20:33 PM

They shouldn't worry about things they don't understand.

How practical. Please, impart more of your considerable understanding of human behaviour.

Mat Cauthon · October 10, 2014, 05:28:19 PM

Quote from: Sly Instinct on October 10, 2014, 05:20:33 PM

Quote from: Byrne on October 10, 2014, 05:16:53 PM
Quote from: Sly Instinct on October 10, 2014, 05:15:07 PM

Quote from: Byrne on October 10, 2014, 05:08:19 PM
He might as well have jumped up, opened his coat and screamed "allahu snackbar".
What the frack did he expect?

Except ebola isn't as deadly as a bomb on a plane. It isn't air borne either so a sneeze doesn't matter. It's not like he spit in someone's drink or bled in their mouth.
And a plane full of people know these facts and can stay calm?

They shouldn't worry about things they don't understand.

Ah yes. Don't worry about the killer disease your country failed to contain.

Genius.

Word Wizard · October 10, 2014, 05:29:25 PM

And that makes their point of view any more valid? That's like saying it's okay that the WBC gay bashes because ignorance is a common human trait.

Camnator · October 10, 2014, 05:32:07 PM

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Mat Cauthon · October 10, 2014, 05:32:10 PM

Quote from: Sly Instinct on October 10, 2014, 05:29:25 PM

And that makes their point of view any more valid? That's like saying it's okay that the WBC gay bashes because ignorance is a common human trait.

So you're saying if a man runs into a shopping mall screaming he has a gun, people are going to look to see if he actually has one first?

I'm not even going to bother beyond this point.

Word Wizard · October 10, 2014, 05:33:24 PM

Quote from: Byrne on October 10, 2014, 05:28:19 PM

Ah yes. Don't worry about the killer disease your country failed to contain.

Genius.

The only reason it's a killer disease is because Africa is so undeveloped that they refuse medicine, attack aid workers, and lack resources to properly treat it. One guy died in America because he lied about coming in contact with sick people while he was there to get back into america.

More Than Mortal · October 10, 2014, 05:33:34 PM

Quote from: Sly Instinct on October 10, 2014, 05:29:25 PM

And that makes their point of view any more valid? That's like saying it's okay that the WBC gay bashes because ignorance is a common human trait.

We're talking about the consequence of a view, not the validity of it.

You can call Jihadists ignorant for believing in paradise, but it wouldn't end all suicide bombings.

BossMonster06 · October 10, 2014, 05:38:53 PM

I'm all for a good joke now and then but you have to pick the time and place and in a crowded airplane after 9/11 is NOT a good place. Well that depends how fond are you of getting cavity searches?

Word Wizard · October 10, 2014, 05:40:20 PM

Quote from: Byrne on October 10, 2014, 05:32:10 PM

So you're saying if a man runs into a shopping mall screaming he has a gun, people are going to look to see if he actually has one first?

I'm not even going to bother beyond this point.

Hardly an accurate comparison. Telling the person next to you that you have a disease that isn't airborne after you sneeze compared to a guy running screaming "I got a gun" which is more lethal and kills quicker. I'd say most people would look anyways though, unless they heard gun shots too.

Luis · October 10, 2014, 05:58:44 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelvideo/11153395/Ebola-hoax-causes-scare-on-US-Airways-flight.html

>mfw I'm Dominican

Kinder Graham · October 10, 2014, 06:00:56 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on October 10, 2014, 05:20:08 PM

Good.
ayy lmao you're all going to die at 20,000 feet

i make :^)

StudyOfWumbo · October 10, 2014, 06:24:28 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on October 10, 2014, 05:20:08 PM

Good.

Joking and Airlines are pretty incompatible for a good reason <.<

ayy lmao you're all going to die at 20,000 feet isn't exactly going to keep things calm. Whether it's from screaming allahu ackbar or joking that you have ebola.

Just don't be a fracking idiot.

to be honest that story reminds me of the guy who pulled out an unloaded (i think broken) gun to show it to his friend in public...

..in an airport...

it makes you think "why would they do/say that in public"

gats · October 10, 2014, 06:25:23 PM

The boy who cried Ebola

Word Wizard · October 10, 2014, 06:31:02 PM

Hebola shebola mebola ayy call coca cola on me mota rolla.

Ninjabird · October 10, 2014, 07:41:50 PM

Moron

Prototype · October 11, 2014, 09:22:07 AM

His comedy needs a little more work.

DAS B00T x2 · October 11, 2014, 09:47:41 AM

Ebola is the new "bomb". Noted.