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[+] 73 points 8 months ago (12 children)
  • [–] 52 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    People think private pilots are rich because airplanes are expensive. They're not - they might be upper-middle class (with a mortgage and other debt) but most have to budget their aviation spending. Truly wealthy people don't fly their own planes, they hire pilots and crew, and probably have no idea what a Jesus nut looks like.

    That said, this is obviously satire/bait.

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  • [–] 45 points 8 months ago (7 children)

    I know the post is a joke but it's more like "somebody owns a helicopter rental business and they're bitching about repairs on helicopters they themselves don't pilot so they themselves aren't in danger"

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    The etymology of helicopter is actually a compound word divided in an unexpected place:

    • "Helico" means rotating or spiral.
    • "Pter" means wing, as in the word "pterodactyl."

    So if we're gonna bring that into another compound word, we should probably chop it in the right place: pterlord.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago*

    Aerolord.

    I just realized we will probably have aerolords in a couple decades. I should invest in clean air and stockpile it. Maybe it's my chance to be a lord. I'm going to need a compound, barbed wire, and machineguns too. Shit, it's a lot of work being a lord. I think I'll just pay for an air subscription.

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