Overheard on a shuttlebus in Narita Airport
They crammed all us passengers onto a bus to drive us out to the plane on the tarmac. Behind me three Americans got on, all fairly old and all military personnel (or contractors or something).

It looks like a couple of them jumped the line so they could get on quicker. The louder of the bunch was maybe in his 50s and sounded sort of like Zell Miller, and he bragged about jumping the line. He said everyone was smaller than him, and it was okay because Asians don't like to start trouble with foreigners (categorically not true).

Then he started complaining about some Japanese guy who'd jumped line in front of him the previous day, somewhere in the airport I imagine. He claims he told the guy "If you keep doing that, someday someone's gonna break your leg."

I burst out loud laughing and nearly turned around to ask him "Do you know the definition of irony?"
(racetraitor has an alibi for, Mon 10 Jan 2005, 5:39, Reply)