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Fed up like Steven Slater? Get a SlipQuit!
The Jet Blue Steven Slater story just won't die -- not if the makers of "SlipQuit" have anything to say about it. The "SlipQuit" is a diabolically hilarious take on Slater's inflatable slide plane escape, and comes complete, says the ad, with "two cans of Blue Sky beer." The ad promises it's great for escaping boring parties and avoiding awkward conversations. We like the sound of that. If only it were real. [via Xeni @boingboing]
Filed under: North America, United States, Airlines, News
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mark Aug 26th 2010 10:17PM
There isn't a snowball's chance in h*ll I'd fly JetBlue....
guy Aug 26th 2010 10:22PM
Now that's funny.
LOL Aug 26th 2010 11:07PM
I see this years hot adult Halloween costume!
James D. Arnold Aug 27th 2010 1:32AM
Hey, I thought there was supposed to be a Wierd Al song on this link. Oh well, all together now, everybody sing: Take this job and shove it. I ain't workin here no more.
Lisa Aug 27th 2010 4:18AM
LOL....It says Weird AD not Weird AL
Joe Aug 27th 2010 1:43AM
Slater is no folk hero to me. He is a wing nut job. If you're going to quit, quit. Don't insult passengers and use jerk language. It is absurd to think that by doing what he did, he is anything other than an egotistical idiot. Anyone seriously think that Jet Blue is going to hire him back?
Nila Ridings Aug 27th 2010 2:10AM
Come on, Joe. Lighten up...have YOU ever been a flight attendant?
Laurie Aug 27th 2010 5:31AM
Joe, you are a perfect example of someone who opens their mouth and shows how much they don't know, but has an opinion anyway. If you want to comment on something, know what you are talking about. The passenger disobeyed safety rules as set forth by the FAA. The flight attendant's job is to ensure the safety of all passengers by enforcing the rules and all passengers are required to comply with the flight attendants instructions. The passenger chose to disobey the instructions to remain seated and do not open overhead bins until the aircraft comes to a complete and final stop at the gate. The passenger put herself at risk and all passengers around her by disregarding those instructions. She unfastened her seatbelt and proceeded to open the overhead bin to remove her bag while the aircraft was still taxiing to the gate. Her actions required the flight attendant to put himself in harms way to carry out his duty to insure the safety of all passengers. He had to unfasten his seat belt, approach the self-centered passenger who blatantly violated FAA rules, instruct her to return to her seat and fasten her seatbelt. Additionally, he was responsible to insure her bag remained in the overhead bin and that the bin was secured. In the course of attempting to carry out his duties, she continued to disregard his instructions, verbally attacked him by calling him a m----r f-----r, physically resisted his attempts to keep the bag in the bin and secure the bin and, in so doing, hit him with the bag causing injury to him. After he completed his duties at physical harm to himself and verbal abuse from the passenger, he then returned to his position. He then responded to the passenger's inappropriate name calling and it was justified. Flying is serious business and no one on the aircraft or on the ground is safe until the aircraft arrives at the gate, comes to a complete and final stop and is blocked in. While taxiing into Midway in Chicago a few years ago, another self-centered passenger disregarded instructions, got up, and opened the overhead bin to remove his briefcase. Just as he was attempting to take hold of his briefcase, the aircraft lurched, the passenger lost hold,fell down, and his briefcase became a flying missile hitting a 75-year old gentleman in his head. He was seated three rows behind the self-centered passenger. The man was knocked out, his elderly wife was scared, shocked and horrified. Upon arriving at the gate, the self-centered passenger deplaned without so much as an apology to the injured couple. The injured passenger, however, and his wife were delayed on the plane for an hour while paramedics revived and examined him and then removed him via gurney to a waiting ambulance to be transported to the hospital. Nice way to celebrate a 50th anniversary! So, next time, know what you're talking about before opening your mouth and announcing how ignorant you are. You are the wing nut! Steven was attacked and injured in the course of carrying out his duties and had the courage to call the passenger out! Bravo! Not everyone is willing to give up a career they love to get justice. The passenger was wrong. Steven was doing his job. Get it right, wingnut!!
Nila Ridings Aug 27th 2010 2:08AM
As a former flight attendant I certainly can empathize with Mr. Slater. There were those days when no sleep, nothing to eat, mx and wx delays, security breaches, delayed catering, and some fool that wouldn't come out of the lav left you drained of one more ounce of patience. He did have the advantage of being a line holder though. Us poor reserves had it even worse.
I salute the talents and humor of the SlipQuit invention. What a great joke! I can see that thing on "display" at the airshows now. You should get a patent and make some prototypes. I think there is one airline out there that would buy those by the hundreds...just for laughs...and to capitalize on the embarassment of their competitor. They would LUV it!
Mr. Slater you went down as the most famous FA in airline history. While I laugh at what you did, and overlook the dangers that could have happened, I want to wish you tailwinds, soft landings, and better days ahead.
Joe Aug 27th 2010 2:48AM
While I have never been a flight attendant, I have had plenty of jobs involving stress. I didn't sit around and plan some dramatic, idiotic way of quitting; I just quit. A flight attendant, who is a jerk, is still a jerk. Folk heroes, to me, are those who do something to help people less fortunate. Slater doesn't fit.
Laurie Aug 27th 2010 5:48AM
You are so wrong that you're actually funny. And, by the way, you're free to find another society. Oh, and if you didn't notice, the subject was about the SlipQuit. But, haters will try to interject their hatred anywhere. It's just your way. We understand.
Sherylynne Aug 27th 2010 5:56AM
HaleyMikel...You are so wrong that you're actually funny. And, by the way, you're free to find another society. Oh, and if you didn't notice, the subject was about the SlipQuit. But, haters will try to interject their hatred anywhere. It's just your way. We understand
Joe Aug 27th 2010 1:07PM
Wow, Laurie, you seem to be the one opening your mouth and spewing out a long line of non-relevant garbage. First, there is no justification for his actions in opening the emergency shute. Period. He said he had been thinking about it for years. As to your long narrative about what happened on the plane, other passengers on the plane disputed this, but they did not get the media coverage this so-called "folk hero" did. I'm sure ridiculous and absurd things happen on airplanes, but how does this justify his actions? He was attacked? Get real. He's seeking justice? Aw come on. He sounds more like he was seeking attention, based on HIS comments. Not to worry, someone will hire him, after all this publicity. However it won't be Jet Blue. And he has a misdemeanor violation to deal with.