All hell broke loose aboard United Flight #891 to Tokyo today when a team of officials from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare boarded the flight for a "Routine Quarantine Inspection." I knew something was up when the Flight Attendant handed me a "Questionnaire of Health Status" which, she said, I would need to fill out and provide to government officials when we landed. Questions included: (1) Do You Suffer from Mucus or Rhinostenosis? and (2) Are you taking any Antiphlogistics or Antifebriles? I answered "no" to everything and got my camera into position. Sure enough, minutes after we arrived at the gate, a team of officials wearing what looked like Bright, Blue Hazmat suits boarded the plane, videotaped each passenger and inspected everyone carefully. I'm pleased to say that I passed inspection with flying colors ... and was awarded a surgical mask for my troubles. That's more than I can say for the swine in seat #7D who kept knocking into my armrest. He passed inspection but, if you ask me, he looks like he's seen better days.
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There must be more to the story for you to call someone a swine, or was he just a pig?
Looks like they were taking the swine flu threat rather seriously. (Hugs)Indigo
Congrats on the cool new facial gear! Maybe you can take a Sharpie and draw a pig snout on your mask. Think they'd find that amusing? Yeah, maybe not. :)
Looks like he battled several swine flu wars and lost!
He could eat a toffee apple through a tennis racket with those teeth........ Yeah I'm back ;-)
Gaz
Yes, what Ken said! Or a piglet?
Enjoy your time in Taipei... keep that mask on!!!
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