Bees on a Plane
I know there are more pressing matters to discuss, but this just makes me laugh:
Terrified airline passengers panicked when two hives of bees smuggled onto a plane for a flight across Russia escaped in mid-air and began swarming around the cabin. The bees - sneaked on board in cardboard boxes - are understood to have become agitated in the pressurised cabin during the 10-hour Yakutia Airline flight to Moscow from Blagoveshchensk near Russia’s border with China.
The trafficker - who has not been named by the airline - claims an airport official at Blagoveshchensk had asked him to carry the boxes to Moscow where he would be met at the airport.
Official airport documents quoted a passenger as saying that the trafficker was “slightly drunk.”
That seems to be the norm in what was formerly the Soviet Union.
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Oct '10
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Scary, how about bedbugs at the Ritz ? Kind of changes the outlook...
Oct '10
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Be honest, Rob. . .you have a script half-written for this already, don't you?
Jul '10
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Not the bees, but only "slightly." That's the story.
Dec '10
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Yeah, that latter part sounds like Russia/Soviet Union.
The interesting part, to me, is how unccomfortable ordinary passengers would be, around bees. Today, bees can be very dangerous in my southern part of the country, as many have become "Africanized", (i.e., Killer Bees).
In ordianry societies, even amongst passengers on an airplane, there should be a predominance of those that have had bees all around them, even on them, and just treat them as cute and harmless. That would be the norm in places where agriculture is practiced. Wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, etc, are very different.
I find it interesting that, more everyday, people don't recognize bees as friendly little critters you can let crawl on your arm. I even find the Africanized buzzers to be non-aggressive, so far; what a bunch of hype! (famous last words)
As we lift away from our agrarian roots, we are apt to starve. Plain ol' honey bees should be regarded with delight, though handled with care.
Apr '11
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Clearly, airlines need more Samuel L. Jacksons wearing beekeeper veils and jumpsuits.
Apr '11
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Indeed, CJRun, "honey bees should be regarded with delight..." They are wonderful creatures. Sadly, they are often mistaken for yellow jackets. Full disclosure: we have kept honeybees for nearly 15 years.
May '11
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As Glenn Beck says, "The Bees know!"
Dec '10
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You know, if they'd let people smoke on planes, the bees would be more docile.
May '10
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My parents-in-law gave me some money for my fortieth birthday and I bought bees and equipment. I kept them and loved them for three years, before we moved.
If ever we move again, I'll go right back to it.
Mar '11
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Isn't the past tense of sneak, even in the passive, snuck?
Also, without the second paragraph, it sounds like the bees themselves stowed away aboard the plane, which kinda made me laugh.
May '10
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First it was the sharks in Egypt, then the vultures in Saudi Arabia.
Now the Bees in Russia, It is those damn Jooos, they control everything...