Comments for "Best pre-flight safety announcement EVAR!" Video at VideoSift.com

By MarineGunrock

MarineGunrock (http://marinegunrock.videosift.com) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:47:10 -0700

rofl @ standup tag.

By maatc

maatc (http://maatc.videosift.com) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:31:36 -0700

Wow. Looks like we need an audiosift section!

I always love how the cabin crew on Virgin Air flights adresses everyone by standard with "Hello Boys and Girls"

By Irishman

Irishman (http://www.videosift.com/member/Irishman) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:09:00 -0700

That's brilliant. He reminds me of Robin Williams.

By arvana

arvana (http://arvana.videosift.com) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:14:34 -0700

Well he is standing up, isn't he?

By Laekroth

Laekroth (http://laekroth.videosift.com) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:41:06 -0700

hahaha

By kingsblood

kingsblood (http://www.videosift.com/member/kingsblood) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:40:24 -0700

Sounds like someone that actually enjoys his job. It's a great sound.

By dag

dag (http://dag.videosift.com) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:06:27 -0700

It definitely makes you pay attention. Good on him.

By supersaiyan93

supersaiyan93 (http://www.videosift.com/member/supersaiyan93) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:56:53 -0700

i was thinking the same thing kingsblood. there's someone who at least does a convincing job of sounding like he enjoys what he does.

By SDGundamX

SDGundamX (http://www.videosift.com/member/SDGundamX) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:18:46 -0700

I had a guy exactly like this on a Continental flight from Newark to San Francisco once. He busted out a ton of jokes during the pre-flight and added this bit just before take-off:

"If you are talking to anyone who is not on this plane--unless you happen to be psychic--please end the conversation now and put away your electronic devices."

As impressive as his pre-flight was, I really admired him later when the woman seated directly in front of me, who was apparently scared of flying, had a panic attack after take-off. He and the rest of the crew did a fantastic job of calming her down and making sure she was okay for the rest of the flight. He personally spent about ten minutes holding her hand and just chatting with her to keep her calm. At the end of flight I shook his hand. He and his crew are the most professional people I've ever met--not just in the notorious airline industry but in any industry for that matter.

By Raytrace

Raytrace (http://www.videosift.com/member/Raytrace) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:19:06 -0700

AHAHA.. that was bloody brilliant!!! i really laughed out loud for that. the quarter for every minute of oxygen was the best line.

By CrushBug

CrushBug (http://www.videosift.com/member/CrushBug) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:04:21 -0700

"immeadiatly stop screaming"...

By vyka11

vyka11 (http://www.videosift.com/member/vyka11) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:56:27 -0700

nice, can't remember the last time I was on a flight and people actually applauded the flight attendant after his safety speech. I'd be much more inclined to pay attention if more of them were like that

By videosiftbannedme

videosiftbannedme (http://www.videosift.com/member/videosiftbannedme) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:31:04 -0700

That was great. I'll upvote anything that makes for a lighter day, whether it be a plane trip or a simple video on the Sift. Kudos to the steward.

By rottenseed

rottenseed (http://rottenseed.videosift.com) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:08:29 -0700

How long before some douche nozzle gets offended at his casual delivery of safety information?

By arvana

arvana (http://arvana.videosift.com) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:39:04 -0700

What was so great about it was that he really did deliver all of the important information — just wrapped in good humour.

By messenger

messenger (http://www.videosift.com/member/messenger) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:50:30 -0700

And he didn't make any inappropriate jokes, like, "If we go down in water, we're all dead anyway, but in case you survive..." Professional.

Upvote for the quarters.

By DataSchmuck01

DataSchmuck01 (http://www.videosift.com/member/DataSchmuck01) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:36:01 -0700

last flight I was on, the pilot was a standup comic.

"As you've already guessed we have started our descent, Please fasten your seatbelts and we'll see if I can impress you with my landing."

He had a ton of other jokes but this is the one I mainly remember.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:03:29 -0700

Tags for this video have been changed from 'safety, fashion, lovely' to 'safety, fashion, lovely, southwest, airlines, flight, attendant' - edited by silvercord

By silvercord

silvercord (http://silvercord.videosift.com) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:06:00 -0700

Basically . . . if the plane goes down we're all gonna die, so we might as well be smiling when we go. Great stuff!

By arsenault185

arsenault185 (http://arsenault185.videosift.com) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:26:56 -0700

I'm still a fan of "in the event that this airliner becomes and ocean liner.....and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest."

By BicycleRepairMan

BicycleRepairMan (http://bicyclerepairman.videosift.com) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:32:17 -0700

I had a similar guy when i was in the army, (the plane was civilian, but on this occasion filled with soldiers on leave) and he went "Please keep your assault rifles safely in the overhead compartment" and we were like wtf

By MINK

MINK (http://www.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:17:25 -0700

*douchenozzle

this would not make me feel safe at all. none of those announcements are done properly... i guess at least this was funny but still, can you remember anything he said or just the jokes? i challenge you to now put on a life vest in a nosediving passenger jet.

well anyway the safety advice is useless, you're either passed out, doomed, praying or hysterical if you're on one of them things when they crash. can anyone post a clip of a jumbo safely landing on water? i saw a great documentary which said statistically in a fire, you're best off being a strong young man, so you can crush old women under your feet as you leap for the exit with your elbows in the air. you don't have to be nearest the exit, you just need determination.

still safer than cars though. cars really suck.

i could go for "most downvotes of the month" by inserting a joke about steretypical sexuality of air stewards here...

By Krupo

Krupo (http://krupo.videosift.com) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:18:35 -0700

Mink, I understand your pessimism, but consider the Air France flight that crash landed at Pearson International Airport in Toronto two years ago, in August.

EVERYONE got out alive, despite the plane cracking up and catching fire within 1-3 minutes or so. If I had access to any footage I'd definitely sift it up... perhaps I can find news coverage? Nah, too lazy.

By conan

conan (http://www.videosift.com/member/conan) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:40:06 -0700

Honestly, i'm surprised that this is legal. I was convinced all these announcements had to be made in a special way. I have never ever in all of my flights heard anything non-standard when it comes to these announcements. But then: i never travelled the US by plane (or at all btw ;-) )

By Halon50

Halon50 (http://halon50.videosift.com) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:41:50 -0700

Southwest has had announcements like this for several years (like a decade or so) -- or maybe it's the same male attendants who are still with the company and still flying

The important information was still given, as Arvana says. It's just wrapped up in comic delivery intended to keep you focused on what he's saying. I can't tell you how many flights I've taken where I just ended up tuning out whatever was going on pre-flight because it was the same monotonous tone and delivery every time.

By MINK

MINK (http://www.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:24:39 -0700

^so the answer is to give clear information, properly, even if you're bored with saying it. but nobody does that.

By Grimm

Grimm (http://grimm.videosift.com) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:10:44 -0700

wow...just wow! I don't get this...I mean it's a "little" bit funny and amusing...but over 100 votes?

I just wasn't voting on this before...but this is out of control and I feel like I have to vote it down now (not that it will make any difference) but just on principle. Not that many vids on the sift break the 100 mark...I can't believe this is one of them.

By choggie

choggie (http://www.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:23:59 -0700

Southwest has always been an airline for employees-known a few fight attendants and pilots from SW in Dallas and Houston, and they all have very good things to say about the airline, as an employer.

By Krupo

Krupo (http://krupo.videosift.com) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:30:02 -0700

If you follow a script in a boring way, then you might as well not say anything at all. I'm glad this vid has opened peoples' eyes.

By detlev409

detlev409 (http://www.videosift.com/member/detlev409) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:45:11 -0700

Grimm, really? Why downvote something just because it made a lot of other people happy? Clearly it just resonated with a lot of people.

By arvana

arvana (http://arvana.videosift.com) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:13:09 -0700

I agree with detlev409 -- the most popular videos aren't necessarily the best ones, just the ones that the most people appreciate.

But I respect your freedom to downvote anyway, Grimm.

By spoco2

spoco2 (http://www.videosift.com/member/spoco2) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:01:50 -0700

Having just returned from an overseas trip (from mainland Australia to Tassie... hey, there's a sea in there!), and having flown a fair bit in the past, I can appreciate how deathly booooring these announcements are. This guy did indeed delivery every one of the points they have to, but did so in a way that made me want to listen to the information rather than my usual tuning out.

Great stuff and worth the upvote because it's someone enjoying their job and making what a lot of people find to be an unpleasant experience much nicer.

By NEzraF

NEzraF (http://www.videosift.com/member/NEzraF) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:55:13 -0700

what Robin Williams does in his spare time.

By kronosposeidon

kronosposeidon (http://kronosposeidon.videosift.com) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:15:22 -0700

*promote

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:15:22 -0700

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Thursday, October 25th, 2007 10:58am PDT - promote requested by kronosposeidon.