Umanic Panic
El Al was helpless when a riot broke out on its flight to Kiev on Sunday morning. Apparently, a group of Chasidim traveling to the grave of Rav Nachman in Uman became enraged when the flight started to show a film, and these Bratslavers started to turn that mother out.
But in all seriousness, can you blame them?
The last time we were forced to endure a Mathew McConaughey film on an international flight, I nearly set our yarmulke on fire. Please, no more romantic comedies featuring men approaching forty who still haven’t grown up.
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submit a comment04.07.08 at 11:04 am
Nobody knows how to party like a Bratslaver.
04.07.08 at 9:04 pm
Hmmm so watching a film is forbidden, but rioting and distressing the other passengers and staff…that’s fine?
Still, I guess if they were going to have to watch a Matthew McConaughey film, the riot was the lesser of two evils.
Couldn’t they just close their eyes (or wrap themselves in some plastic)?
04.08.08 at 2:04 pm
the Israel News says that they “ began going wild “ “ when the screens began to unfold. “
So it sounds like they may not even have SEEN the film.
04.08.08 at 10:04 pm
They would know if Mathew McConaughey were involved, there would be an announcement.
And wrapping yourself in plastic only works in protecting against contamination from corpses; nothing protects against M Mc.
04.09.08 at 2:04 am
Just as well it wasn’t a Lindsay Lohan film, that would’ve brought the plane down :P
04.09.08 at 3:04 am
Some films just need to be put on a no-fly list.