letter (fwd)

Ted Samsel tejas at infi.net
Mon Jul 17 07:00:30 CDT 1995


Forwarded message:

> 
>  I noticed that on my last aeroplane trip that the ladies in waiting (flight
> atendents- they were attending the flight too), there were no men in waiting
> on any of my flights, but I am sure they exsist, were quite frumpy and looked
> like a bunch of matrons, or seventh grade teachers who smoked too many
> cogarettes in their youth, and or refuges from a home for ugly spinsters. And
> their uniforms were UGLY. Black dress things with Mafia lapels and huge gold
> buttons out of some cartoon. what ever happened to the SW Airlines totally
> outrageous and politically incorrect hot pants? 
> 
> If I am going to fly on some outdated over used air ship that could fall down
> at any second or be blown up by some mad bomber I want good looking young
> ladies in waiting, not grandmothers. I have nothing against grandmothers
>  waiting on me provided they are serving fresh homemade pie and not  month
> old stale bagels and warmed over coffee from Air Food Corp. or some strange
> turkey like meat on a dredfully squishy bun thing. But if I have to suffer I
> want a  little fantasy. 
> 
> I do like to whine and my sweet wife has chastised me for being a male
> chaunist pig for wanting sweet young things waiting on me and showing me how
> to breath if the cabin loses pressure. 
> 
> Aloha

This is not Andy Rooney, nor Wanda!

Ted Samsel....tejas at infi.net
     "driving a Hudson Hornet on the disinformation triple bypass:
      cruising for burgers & garage sales. Hooks baited, lines en-
      tangled, roadkill cooked"




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