Volcanic Ash Heading Towards North America 338
chocomilko writes "St. John's International Airport, the easternmost airport in Canada, has begun canceling flights due to worries of ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano, leaving travelers stranded after the weekend's Juno awards festival. Early reports stated that there was a 30% chance ash would reach the island by early Monday; Air Canada has issued an all-day travel advisory. A thick blanket of fog currently covering the city isn't helping matters, either."
Blame Canada! (Score:1, Funny)
This is all Saddam's fault, trying to escape from Hell and head back to Canada.
That just sucks ash... eh? (Score:4, Funny)
SIGH (Score:2, Funny)
Spellcheck fail (Score:5, Funny)
Ahh, at last (Score:1, Funny)
it's their turn.
bankers take on the grounded flights (Score:5, Funny)
This was overheard in London:
The English Banker to the Icelandic representative for Kaupthing Bank:
We said we wanted CASH... not ash!
The ash is getting thicker (Score:1, Funny)
And Leon's getting laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarger!
I'm Tired of Living in Harmony with Nature (Score:5, Funny)
How 'bout you?
Bet you're feeling real good about driving that Prius designed to be oh-so-gentle on Mother Gaia, ain'tcha?
Meanwhile, the belch from one unpronounceable volcano wipes out the cumulative effort from all of mankind over the past hundred years to purify the water and soil, and dwarfs all of our species' feeble, amateurish efforts to pollute them in the first place.
Gimme a rainforest, a chainsaw, and a case of Red Bull. It's Payback Time!
Anne? (Score:1, Funny)
Uumellmahaye ?
Re:bankers take on the grounded flights (Score:5, Funny)
Longer version:
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Dear Iceland,
We said "send CASH".
Yours sincerely,
United Kingdom
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Dear United Kingdom,
You should have stopped to consider that there is no letter "C" in the
Icelandic alphabet [wikipedia.org] before issuing your demand.
With best,
Iceland
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Re:bankers take on the grounded flights (Score:5, Funny)
Re:A word of advice (Score:5, Funny)
This is Canada. The "Sorry" and the frowny face are actually dictated by law.
Re:Affects on Europe (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Spellcheck fail (Score:5, Funny)
And back on topic, the Brit. Navy is actually sending two warships over to the US to pick up people. I think that's pretty impressive.
That's what you say now. Just wait until you hear about the "passengers" having to swab the poop deck and service the engines. Worst.cruise.ever!
Re:Who laughed? (Score:5, Funny)
We have passenger rail outside the northeast. You just rent a car, drive 90 miles to the depot, arrive near your destination, rent another car to drive 90 miles to your home. What could be easier? ;)
Re:bankers take on the grounded flights (Score:4, Funny)
Dear Iceland,
We said "send HASH".
Yours sincerely,
The Netherlands
Re:Spellcheck fail (Score:5, Funny)
And back on topic, the Brit. Navy is actually sending two warships over to the US to pick up people. I think that's pretty impressive.
After all the news about the Tea Party rallies, I'm pretty nervous about the Brits sending over warships...
Re:A word of advice (Score:5, Funny)
And don't forget the 'Desolé' since everything has to be in french. I assume they should draw a frowny face with a french hat and a cigarette as well...
Are you sure about that? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:UK MET-OFFICE (Score:3, Funny)
"Stopping flights, all over Europe? [guardian.co.uk] Pull the other one, mate."
It's an International Railway Conspiracy.
On the bright side.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Spellcheck fail (Score:2, Funny)
Re:bankers take on the grounded flights (Score:4, Funny)
No C? What a load of silly bunts.
Re:A word of advice (Score:3, Funny)
Also, the hand-drawn "Sorry" with a sad face next to each flight number will start to take on a somewhat patronising tone.
Patronizing? Really? I can't see how that would be patronizing at all. But then again, I'm a Canadian, and I'd just find that being apologetic in a friendly tone.
follow up joke: (Score:2, Funny)
the iceland economy, that died in 2008, stipulated in its last wishes that its ashes be spread over europe
Re:Spellcheck fail (Score:4, Funny)
nice sig, but , 8)Fixed that for you ... there, fixed that for you
Re:Its going to get much worse... (Score:5, Funny)
First they run the country down and go bankrupt, then they set the place on fire... I'm wondering if this is somekind of insurance fraud?
Re:How long till the Tea partiers blame Obama? (Score:1, Funny)
I'm just waiting now for Fox/Glen Beck,etc to blame Obama in some way for this.....
Rush Limbaugh FTW [rawstory.com]
Re:bankers take on the grounded flights (Score:5, Funny)
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Yours sincerely,
The Netherlands
Re:Maple Leaf = North America? (Score:3, Funny)
There is a graphic of a tire there as well, and I am offended.
Since when does North America have a monopoly on tires? They don't. I was born in rural Angola, Africa and we even had tires there. When I was in Japan I saw tires. And in Iraq. And France and Italy and Belgium and Brasil and New Zealand. So how then can anyone place a graphic of a tire next to a story with "North America" in the title, as if tires are solely possessed by North America?
This is an obvious infringement of my rights.
Maple Leaf FTW (Score:3, Funny)
Canada - leading the world in being just north of the USA.
Canadian Tire (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Maple Leaf = North America? (Score:2, Funny)
sounds like you're wheely tired of getting tread on. But don't worry, what goes around, comes around.
Re:SIGH (Score:2, Funny)
Do Europeans really think that we are that petty?
Everyone over here in Germany was, or knows someone who was, at an US high-school for a semester or year. There's ample of anecdotes err evidence of petty US Americans. Yes, I'm talking to you, Mike. We're not even yet.
Re:A word of advice (Score:5, Funny)
And don't forget the 'Desolé' since everything has to be in french. I assume they should draw a frowny face with a french hat and a cigarette as well...
Q:-(_...
Re:A word of advice (Score:3, Funny)
What do you mean by "being apologetic in a friendly tone"? Is there any other way?
Signed, another Canadian.
Re:Spellcheck fail (Score:2, Funny)
Gesundheit.