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Southwest does it again - 2 girls claim they were banned for being "too beautiful" Posted: 2 years ago by zzz
Two girls claimed they were banned from flying Southwest because they were too pretty.
Oh yeah, they're from FLORIDA.
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Woman Too Sexy For Southwest Airlines but Perfect for Playboy Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Remember Kyla Ebbert? She was the woman who was told by Southwest Airlines that her outfit was too sexy to be allowed on the plane. Where is she at now you ask?
She has agreed to pose for Playboy for somewhere "less than 6-figures"
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2nd passenger says Southwest made her cover up Posted: 2 years ago by icepigs
A second young woman has come forward to claim that Southwest Airlines employees made her cover up on a recent flight, leading jet-setters to ask: Will my outfit fly?
(link to first story)
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Too Fat to Fly? Southwest Airlines Grounds Emery Orto Posted: 3 months ago by Bornbad
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has had to sit on an airplane next to a larger person. It’s not the best experience in the world, but this story made me think a second time on the topic. Meet Emery Orto who was essentially kicked off of a Southwest Airlines flight for being too fat to fly.
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Southwest Airline Safety Announcement. Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
This guy is having way too much fun.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 75 [+].
Passengers' anger over plane featuring bikini-clad model Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Passengers are angry about being forced to fly on a new Southwest Airlines plane featuring a bikini-clad model, saying it is "soft porn" and is offensive to families.
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Air fares going up Posted: 2 years ago by hisidea
Southwest added as much as $10 to fares and other lines did the same.
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Earthquake rattles southwest Greece Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook southwestern Greece early on Monday, but no damage or injuries were reported.
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Plane Lands With Football-Sized Hole In Fuselage Posted: 5 months ago by suebe
Southwest Airlines Co. inspected about 200 planes overnight after a football-sized hole opened up in the passenger cabin of a jet in flight, forcing an emergency landing in West Virginia.
Check out the hole!!!
Yikes!
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Southwest Caves Reveal New Forms of Life Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Southwestern caves have been little studied, and scientists are now finding that these lightless and nutrient-poor natural systems are home to life forms found nowhere else on Earth.
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Southwest Grounds 38 Flights Today Posted: 2 years ago by mahler87
The announcement suggests Southwest, in most regards considered the best-managed company in the domestic airline business, is having difficulty dealing with maintenance and record keeping problems that led to sanctions by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Maybe it was just due to too many scantily clad women.
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Southwest Grounds 41 Jets For Safety Inspections Posted: 2 years ago by moe
I feel safer already
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Indians Predated Newton 'Discovery' By 250 Years Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A little known school of scholars in southwest India discovered one of the founding principles of modern mathematics hundreds of years before Newton according to new research.
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A life, interrupted Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
The young woman was floating face down in the water, about a mile southwest of the southern tip of Manhattan. Wearing only red running shorts and a black sports bra, she was barely visible to the naked eye of the captain of the Staten Island Ferry: When he caught sight of her bobbing head, it was like glimpsing the tip of a ballpoint pen across a busy city street.
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Panda gives birth to twins in China Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A panda gave birth to twins in southwest China, surprising researchers who were only expecting a single cub.
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More Danger! Danger! Panic! Panic! Posted: 10 months ago by dollyllama
Authorities said a box with a wire and screws sticking out of it was found at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center on Southwest Capitol Highway. A note posted on the box said, "Do not touch."
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China pet shops offer 'lucky' tattooed fish Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
PET shops in a city in southwest China are offering fish tattooed with patterns and lucky characters intended to bring their owners good fortune and happiness.
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Southwest Florida woman plays role in raising 100 kids Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
If you're a parent, you know how challenging raising kids can be. Now, imagine having played a role in raising one hundred different children!
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Oman Natural Disaster Scary Photos Posted: 5 months ago by evadiva
Country in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Below are some real photos of huge storm that hit Oman and the consequence of it from June 4th to June 6th in 2009. The storm looks merciless and very scary.
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Nigeria's 'land of twins' baffles fertility experts Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Igbo-Ora, a sleepy farming community in southwest Nigeria, welcomes visitors with a sign proclaiming "The Land of Twins". "There is hardly a family here without a set of twins," said community leader Olayide Akinyemi.
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