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Man With 10 Million Air Miles Gets Plane Named After Him

Posted by samzenpus on from the fly-me-to-the-moon dept.

Chicago car salesman Thomas Stuker has set a record by accumulating an astonishing 10 million air miles on United Airlines. In the past 29 years Thomas has flown almost 6,000 times - racking up a total mileage that would circle the Earth 400 times. From the article: "Mr Stuker has already been highly rewarded with access to a special lounge at the airlines hub in Chicago, first-class upgrades as a matter of course and even a plane named after him on the fleet."

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  1. Yet *still* no full-sized soft drink by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Congratulations, sir and welcome to first-class. Here is your 4-ounce Dr. Pepper and complimentary half-bag of potato chips.

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    1. Re:Yet *still* no full-sized soft drink by heroid1a · · Score: 3, Funny

      Soooo if he never finished eating, the plane would never land? Hmmmmm...

    2. Re:Yet *still* no full-sized soft drink by Abstrackt · · Score: 3, Funny

      I know! I've been here for years and that asshole Taco still hasn't given me a bag of peanuts!

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  2. Re:And more importantly by RazzleFrog · · Score: 5, Funny

    He flies first class. They actually get to molest TSA agents instead in first class.

  3. Re:Plane named after him by Kohath · · Score: 3, Funny

    Amazingly enough, his real name is Airbus A320.

  4. Re:What level? by slartibartfastatp · · Score: 4, Funny

    Were it not a NP Complete problem, he wouldn't get that many miles

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  5. Re:And more importantly by Guppy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sounds like some kind of dance.

    Yes, it's called the Safety Dance.