Air Force Helicopter Pilot Suspended For Picking Mushrooms

[Larry Dighera]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311919,00.html
Thai Air Force Suspends Pilot Who Landed Helicopter to Pick
Mushrooms for Mom
Friday, November 16, 2007

BANGKOK, Thailand — A Thai air force pilot has been suspended
from flying duties after allegedly landing his helicopter in the
countryside to collect wild mushrooms for his mother, a spokesman
said Friday. ...



http://english.pravda.ru/img/idb/helicopter-4.jpg
Helicopter Photo


http://english.alalam.ir/newspics/2007/11/17/20071117121605_photo10011.jpg
Mushroom photo

[Robert M. Gary]

On Nov 20, 10:06 am, Larry Dighera > wrote:
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311919,00.html
> Thai Air Force Suspends Pilot Who Landed Helicopter to Pick
> Mushrooms for Mom

Boy, he must have really ****ed someone off for anyone to care.

-Robert

[Stella Starr]

Larry Dighera wrote:
>
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311919,00.html
> Thai Air Force
Typical Faux News misleading headline.
When you see "Air Force" you think, of course, "What are those Thais up
to today?"

[Gig 601XL Builder]

Stella Starr wrote:
> Larry Dighera wrote:
>>
>> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311919,00.html
>> Thai Air Force
> Typical Faux News misleading headline.
> When you see "Air Force" you think, of course, "What are those Thais
> up to today?"


Can't blame Fox for that one. It is the same headline AP used when they put
the story on the wire.

[Matt W. Barrow]

"Gig 601XL Builder" <wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net> wrote in message
...
> Stella Starr wrote:
>> Larry Dighera wrote:
>>>
>>> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311919,00.html
>>> Thai Air Force
>> Typical Faux News misleading headline.
>> When you see "Air Force" you think, of course, "What are those Thais
>> up to today?"
>
>
> Can't blame Fox for that one. It is the same headline AP used when they
> put the story on the wire.

Umm...Gig? I think she's making a pun on the word Thais (guys)

[Jim Stewart]

Larry Dighera wrote:
>
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311919,00.html
> Thai Air Force Suspends Pilot Who Landed Helicopter to Pick
> Mushrooms for Mom
> Friday, November 16, 2007

Well, a more accurate headline might be
"Pilot Suspended for leaving his helicopter
unsecured in the middle of the jungle"

And yes, IMHO he should be suspended for that.

[Judah]

Stella Starr > wrote in news:oq-
:

> Larry Dighera wrote:
>>
>> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311919,00.html
>> Thai Air Force
> Typical Faux News misleading headline.
> When you see "Air Force" you think, of course, "What are those Thais up
> to today?"

Gooooooooood MORNING Thailand!!!