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xkcd #3124: Grounded (infosec.pub)
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xkcd #3124: Grounded

Title text:

We should have you at the gate in just under two hours--two and a half if we get pulled over.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3124/

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[–] marcos@lemmy.world 65 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (14 children)

Yeah, I will need an explanation on this.

Do they plan to taxi all the way to the destination? (Are those bridges clearance charts about height clearances for trucks on the kinds of bridge that passes over a road?)

[–] obstbert@feddit.org 66 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's how I understand it. Return to bus.

[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

They might be referencing this American Airlines “flight” that is actually a bus.

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/travel/american-airlines-bus-service-landline-guide

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