OT A Man Was Dragged Off A United Plane After The Airline Overbooked The Flight

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    It wasn't even an overbooking. The flight was fully booked, all passengers were seated and ready to fly. Then United decided last minute that they wanted to try and get 4 employees on the flight. And, chaos ensued.
     
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    Yup. This is entirely about United being douchebags to their paying customers.
     
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    Yes, I see you agree.
     
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    Hitler never sank to the level of dragging anyone off an airplane.

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    My brother has reminded me several times about how I uses to order my steak. Chicago Style!
    Meaning chard on the outside, but rare.

    Now it seems, Chicago Style may be more wide ranging than I realized.
     
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    That's Black and Blue, bro.
     
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    Gotcha!
     
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    @MarAzul are you a tartare fan? I always get mine Medium Rare or Medium. I just can't stomach a rarer cook. Oddly enough though, tartare is just fine to me.
     
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    No, I don't think I have tried it. Not even a fan of real rare anymore. Perhaps I only thought I liked it, after several snifters of Scotch, and then each rare bite washed with Cabernet or Burgundy Reserve.
     
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    You must not believe in private property, capitalism, or American Free Enterprise. Unless there is discrimination, a company can call police to force a customer to leave its premises. Why do you hate America? Fusion Center, are you following this?
     
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    Your brother makes fun of you, too? Well good, now I know what you have doesn't run in the family.
     
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    What morons. They lost a billion dollars of image wealth due to this FUBAR. Whoever ordered this should be thrown out of an airplane in flight (with a parachute of course).
     
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    Very Well Said!
     
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    Id rather drive across country over a weeks time than fly. For the finals ill probably leave in the western conference finals and catch the games in hotels across country till i make it to portland for game 3 against the celtics
     
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    Now i know why airlines want you to turn off all electircal devices
     
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    Now a train...
     
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    U crazy man
     
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    More fat than crazy. Last time i flew i was stuck between 2 people bigger than me. The seats seem to have gotten smaller since last time i flew. It was a miserable experience
     
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