Why Must We Be Tortured At Airports?
High parking fees. Long waits for shuttles to the terminal. Surly baggage handlers and ridiculous fees for checked bags. Long lines for tickets and even longer lines for security screening. Smelly socks and smellier TSA agents with xray scanners and magnetic wands. All of it is torture if you are traveling by air. Now the newest torture at airports?
Open Mike Karaoke! Hooray, just what we needed to listen to while standing in those long lines or being felt up by ignorant TSA agents! From the Chron here:
Karaoke has landed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, just in time for the holiday season. Now you can clear security, step up to the microphone and belt out your travel frustrations by singing.
For the first time, the Houston Airport System is adding karaoke to its menu of holiday music entertainment. The first session is this afternoon, behind security between Terminals D and E.
For the past two years, aviation officials have invited choirs and bands from local high schools and churches to perform at Bush and Hobby airports during December. But the karaoke booths will be a new experiment.
Oh the humanity.
Oh god heavens – I would knock someone out if I went through all that hassle and then had to sit and listen to someone sing badly. That’s gonna cause a lot of fights, that is if your like me I wouldn’t hesitate to tell someone to “Shut the F up, if you know what’s good for you.” YIKES, what is this world coming to.
EXACTLY! So the torture is doubled, because it hurts to hold back the urge to choke someone screeching “Girls just wanna have fun” offkey. And if you smack someone, or even boo loudly, chances are you will get arrested for being disorderly in the airport. Next thing you know you’re at GITMO.
HA! You just wait…not long ’til their doing karaoke ON THE PLANE!
You know, that was my first thought when I saw the headline before I read the story. I just KNEW some airline was doing it and I had the feeling it was Southwest!
Like I needed another reason not to travel.