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    Once the Ultimate Sign of Universal Mastery, Private Jets Are Now Totally Uncool

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    Image of discounteggroll discounteggroll
    01/29/09

    In reply to Once the Ultimate Sign of Universal Mastery, Private Jets Are Now Totally Uncool
    I'd go halfsies or thirdsies with other commenters, but the maintenance and logistical costs of a private jet are absolutely insane.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    01/29/09

    In reply to Once the Ultimate Sign of Universal Mastery, Private Jets Are Now Totally Uncool
    I'm buying one. Not to fly around in. Rather, I'm going to convert it into a Transformer. Since it's a jet, it will be a Decepticon. I think I will call him Embezzletron.


    Also, instead of a laser gun, it will have a briefcase, out of which mini-Transformers will jump Soundwave-style. There will be Cheatem, who can turn into a little lawyerbot or a robot shark, Fee, who turns into a bankerbot, stealth mode, and fire nickels and dimes, and twin brokerbots Bait and Switch who can combine for devastating unexpected attacks.

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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    01/29/09

    In reply to Once the Ultimate Sign of Universal Mastery, Private Jets Are Now Totally Uncool
    This is why I only travel by decommissioned Russian sub. Sure, its expensive, but it isn't so conspicuous.


    Unless of course I do my Nemo impression, and bring the bad boy dramatically up next to me while standing nonchalantly next to a dock.



    + Watch video
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    Image of Ethan Shaffer Ethan Shaffer
    01/29/09

    @zenpoet: Awesome. You have earned a heart.
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    01/29/09

    @Ethan Shaffer: Well thank you kind sir.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    01/29/09

    In reply to Once the Ultimate Sign of Universal Mastery, Private Jets Are Now Totally Uncool
    It occurs to me that with poorer sales of private jets, customers of MyCentrl will now be too ashamed to actually fly out and meet each other, since they won't dare be caught schlepping through the terminal with the rest of us plebeians.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    01/29/09

    In reply to Once the Ultimate Sign of Universal Mastery, Private Jets Are Now Totally Uncool
    From what I've read, it's not the jets per se that are going away, it's just that their owners are less apt to pay for amenities that now cost extra, like in-flight movies, cushions, and snacks.
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    Image of m.sloggett m.sloggett
    01/29/09

    In reply to Once the Ultimate Sign of Universal Mastery, Private Jets Are Now Totally Uncool
    Umm... Really? Wasn't it just last week that Obama's inauguration set a record for private jets!


    This according to the wall street journal

    [blogs.wsj.com]

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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    01/29/09

    @m.sloggett: that seems to be sayign that more wealthy people than ever before who already own jets wanted to meet the President. I don't see that saying there's any increase in new jet sales, or that companies aren't ebing shamed into dumping their jets.
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    Image of closhedbb closhedbb
    01/29/09

    @m.sloggett: In a time of economic problems, Obama's inauguration set a few records for money being spent.
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    01/29/09

    @closhedbb: private money, not public
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    01/29/09

    In reply to Once the Ultimate Sign of Universal Mastery, Private Jets Are Now Totally Uncool
    I was set, a private jet, I used drink a lot of Beck's

    Usta get a lot of sess condo and duplex, diamond infested Rolex -

    Deliver a crown at the world units with silver china

    Sippin on finer wine-r you see more shines than diamond miners

    But now I'm broke, it ain't no joke

    My stocks are up n fuckin smoke

    Had to sell my goddamn Hawker

    To some corny motherfawker

    Can't even get my ass

    ...sigh..

    In first class.
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    Image of Amplified Hustler Amplified Hustler
    01/29/09

    @Kaiser 'Majeed' Machead:

    Call me Wilt Chamberlain, I used to trot across the globe

    Had the keys to my G5 hangin from my earlobes

    Pop cristal wit food at 50k altitudes

    But the 'tude I mad swagged wit was short lived dude

    Status was screwed, had my face pinker than a passion fruit

    Looted 22's from a coup just to see a payment through

    Asked Travolta for a lift, but he said later man, he

    Had me robbin my momma, daddy, my greasy grandmas nanny

    Texas holdem back, stacks from my wallet fizzle to the ground

    Around these parts of town you gotta take the greyhound

    Damn
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    01/29/09

    @Amplified Hustler: You win the internets.
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    Image of theninjaelephant theninjaelephant
    01/29/09

    In reply to Once the Ultimate Sign of Universal Mastery, Private Jets Are Now Totally Uncool
    What size rims do you think Lil' Wayne will put on his G5?
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    01/29/09

    @theninjaelephant: Doesn't matter. As long as they spinnin' spinnin' spinnin!
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    Image of Jestermeister Jestermeister
    01/29/09

    In reply to Once the Ultimate Sign of Universal Mastery, Private Jets Are Now Totally Uncool
    This is the moment I've been waiting for. I knew there was a reason I saved those 900 g's.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    01/29/09

    @jestermeister: You have a pilot license?
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