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http://theoatmeal.com/comics/plane
AboveAverageAmerican
Did the girl survive?
WhyCantILeaveThisPlace
Thanks! This is what I come here for... I needed this message today.
DVSBSTrD
"Live long, and prosper."
Thereminista
OMG. I knew he was a cop and a vet, but I had NO IDEA about the rest of this! He was "The Great Bird of the Galaxy" for the best reasons.
Ceesully
Didn't I just scroll past this...?
evenmoreirrelevantGIF
azazyel
http://imgur.com/rVD8lBU
SteveLookather
do you cry about everything
patrickhandali
Wow. Never seen this side of Oatmeal. Props!
P00pdalla
Three plane crashes? He was the original RED SHIRT!
Derajofdoom
No, he lived...he was Captain Kirk, kicking ass, taking names and living through it.
YamatoIouko
Damn right he was Kirk, since he apparently got a fair bit of poontang...
DashingPolecat
But if he was a red shirt, wouldn't he have died in the first one?
DoctorWhoandDallasCowboys
Yes
ftbchamp231
I was thinking that if he was the pilot in three crashes, maybe it was good he did something else anyway.
LearnedCoward
"I like pilots who don't crash" - Donald Trump
koreanmojo05
Sometimes I think, 'Everything I do, is for everyone else. FML" This helped me today.
videopro10
As a copilot, WTF was the copilot doing out of the cockpit during an emergency?
Mcknizzle
Co pilots just sit there for backup, right?
serpentinebaboo
Sarcasm? If not, the answer is absolutely not. Especially in an emergency.
SteveLookather
As a (not a co-pilot) was wondernig the same thing
CabinetLocke
sexually harrassing a passenger by the sound of it.
IntergalacticPants
That's your takeaway?
AllIHaveHadTodayIsLikeSixGummyBearsAndSomeScotch
According to another source I found he was third officer, the cockpit might've been full.
par1138
Seems Roddenberry was a "third officer without flight responsibilities". Source: http://www.snopes.com/roddenberry-plane-crash/
spaghettiThunderbolt
Perfect, this coincides with my eye's self-cleaning time.
bendeem
on another note, i only have 47 minutes of work left
TheForegoneConclusion
Lolololol!
Drek258
Not sure if you just made an intentional "47" reference.
bendeem
no idea what that is
Drek258
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/47
Cammo353
Saw this quite literally 3 posts ago
triscuit3000
yeah but both were submitted at about the same time. This time seems to just be a coincidence.
powderedtoastmanthethird
so wtf happened to the young woman..
Flexiblewarmth
Was looking forward to the part where they eat the pilot. Wrong story huh? No soccer team on there?
TheFreshPrinceofSolAire
Can this be a movie please?
ItaloColombianAdventuresInJapan
the best we can hope is a Aircrash Investigation / Mayday or Seconds from Disaster episode https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Pan_Am_Flight_121
Chiefstuff
Well there are 12 star trek movies...
DashingPolecat
Flight of the Phoenix has a plot similar to this. Don't know if it's based on this or not though.
GilderoyPopDropNLockart
That's what I thought of as well
ModusPonens
That Gene Roddenberry's name? Albert Einstein.
greymouser7
Can I go onto flights with a parachute & bullit resistant vest?
gwinny
Actually yes, you can!
Freakingdoomguy
Is it true do you have sauce, just curious
gwinny
Sauce: I work for an airline. BUT there are limitations. As long as it's safe for flight
MacroManJr
No offense, but the pilot who crash-landed the plane is much more of a hero here than Gene. He stayed in the cockpit and saved 22 people.
MacroManJr
Though, I don't particularly care for the humanist angle that Oatmeal's known for. You help others, but so what? It's to no lasting avail.
MacroManJr
I mean, he saved folks, but 14 folks still died. Gene eventually died. We all die. And eventually, even all memory of us dies. Entropy.
MacroManJr
That's why humanism is, to me, more hopeless than even false religions. At least the latter recognize that man is hopeless by ourselves.
MacroManJr
Better to deceive yourself that there is hope beyond us, than to deceive yourself that life is somehow beautiful, before you die forever.
MacroManJr
That is, if such is our reality. Funny enough, even atheists are taking just as much guess as anyone else sporting uncertainty, ultimately.
FishOnTheInternetz
Why not both?
AncientWeapons
I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING!
vanillax
i'm still wondering why i'm crying. the last line hit hard.
fauxglove
I'M NOT CRYING, I'VE JUST GOT SOMETHING IN MY EYE. What do you have in your eye? TEARS!
Gr33nDeman
Its ok. Go ahead. *single tear, holding arms wide open*
AncientWeapons
mydearoldthing
It's just been raining, on my face.
irishnovember
how the fuck does this make you cry? I bet it didn't. I bet you just wanted to get in on some sweet sweet internet points by claiming it did
AncientWeapons
Freki92
You know what's funny? I was fine until I read that.
Zerphses
Yeah, my eyes are watering from finishing up a 8 hour Fallout 4 marathon
ilovefatgirls
Dammit. Now we're using this lame recycled joke on posts that aren't even tear worthy?
AncientWeapons
Yes, damn me and my pesky freedom of speech :)
ICanChangeMyUsernameWheneverIWantButIDontBecauseIAmGodDamnLazy
Bet you're tired of the "who's choppin' onions?!" thing too, eh? I can relate.
HappyHourThief
Not "we." They.
TheGreatSpaceman
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WERE YELLING ABOUT!!
thewindseeker
LOOOOOOOUD NOISES!
COLONELSARGE
AND WHY DIDN'T ANYONE GIVE ME SOMETHING TO YELL ABOUT!
SnugglesaurusRex
I'M NOT CRYING, I HAVE ALLERGIES! ... I'M ALLERGIC TO BEING SAD!
Kevadon
You sir deserve more upvotes
GraysonHunt
So that's what's happening today? We're gonna cry today?
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
No! http://www.imgur.com/VE4mSpD.gif
AncientWeapons
YosoyIamJesuisIosonoIchbin
Hadn't seen this gif, it's great!
ndmaster
Did the young lady make it???
CabinetLocke
she dead ;(
Mcknizzle
Fate:Unknown...
magiceggplant
That woman that points at the rescue plane is most likely her because she has the same hair style and clothes
ndmaster
Good point.
Fire8X
As a pilot, that was a dick move. You never leave the cockpit if your plane is going down. He just left the captain to save the plane.
viila
Back then crews were bigger, and this was around the world flight. 3 pilots, 2 engineers and 2 radio officers. He was the third officer.
viila
(Around the world journey, obviously this was just one leg of it.)
whoohwhocanibe
ahhhh.. is anyone else concerned at the fact that the F/O left the flight deck while the Capt was trying to crash land the plane?
QueenLaQueefa
Yeah...,.certainly not protocol....
oneoldman
Three crash survivor, crash investigator. Did the enemy award him those ww2 medals?
SugarSmack
I'm sure that he would have called him to the front if he needed him more there. There's an intercom.
Wakborder517
As a pilot, that was my first thought too.
theshnozzz
He was actually riding as a passenger at the time. He crashed as pilot in 1943, was a crash investigator after that.
colonelraleigh
Yup. Wikipedia says he was deadheading. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_121
par1138
Seems Roddenberry was the "third officer without flight responsibilities". Source: http://www.snopes.com/roddenberry-plane-crash/
CaptainBergatron
Times have changed, can't say it's bullshit because I wasn't a pilot 60 years ago
BetterAtAltitude
Yeah that was the first thing that crossed my mind. "Yeah, buddy, you're doing great! I'm just gonna hop out real quick... Yeah, keep it up"
Whitefall
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/ClipperEclipse-NC88845.htm
m3essential
Maybe the flight deck was full... full of shit!
videopro10
Another source I found listed him as the 3rd Officer (T/O?) so maybe the flight deck was full.
thedarkcanuck
That was my first thought. A co-pilot has no responsibilities during an emergency?
Pyrowolf1
It turns out he was riding as a passenger, he wasn't actually working that flight. Co-pilot absolutely has duties during an emergency
WillJeSuis
I got the feeling that he kinda just gave up. Wouldn't you expect them to keep doing something till the end?
MsMesss
Maybe he knew he'd be more likely to survive outside of the cockpit?
Snowglobe616
Haha so true
OrionRed
No flight attendants.
questionableanswers
a burning plane, 2 of 4 engines gone over a rocky desert? There's probably not much you can do except hope you die fast.
TrialsOfDurden
Kind of missed the point of the story there, huh?
questionableanswers
kind of not read the question huh?
TrialsOfDurden
Because I'm sure this story is verbatim and its totally unrealistic to assume he was instructed to do what he did.
theconstermonster
obviously not as the pilot who was in charge made enough of a landing to save a number of people\
HELPMYCAPSLOCKISSTUCK
Still though, it's your duty to the people in the back to try your damnedest to unfuck the current situation they inhabit.
gettodachopper69
Rule number one: NEVER stop flying the aircraft. No matter how dire or impossible it may seem.
orixandcrak
Goddamnit I love the Oatmeal sometimes.
ltax
*all the time?
orixandcrak
Yes. That one.
flamingflamingo
Eh I don't like the over-the-top shit he does. These story bits are nice but the whole cardgame shit is stupid.
Hellhammer86
If you haven't tried the card game, give it a shot. It's a pretty fun and quick game. I'm not fond of card games.
flamingflamingo
I like cards against humanity. The oatmeal cardgame just passes off random jokes and obscenities as "wit".
MacroManJr
He's also kinda pretentious sometimes.
liberated
Long time fan. But yes, this is true. Everyone has their flaws I guess.
flamingflamingo
Same. I really do like him, but not to the point of hero worship.
somegeek
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/exploding-kittens-kickstarter-record/ - "MOST-BACKED KICKSTARTER OF ALL TIME"
flamingflamingo
What's your point?
01010111011001010110110001100011011011110110110101100101
Yeah? And a fucking cooler with a blender is near the top, too.
Gallifreynian
Are you telling me that if one guy died in a plane crash, Star Trek wouldn't exist?
Mcknizzle
Yeah, imagine the world without Quantum Star if Conrad Meyhew hadn't survived that crash he was in that gave him the idea for the show.
queenelizabeth
If Seth MacFarlane had been on his flight that crashed into the world trade center, we would not have family guy/American dad/Cleveland show
Gallifreynian
That's so weird..
StandardDeviant
A lot of people don't realize the tremendous influence random shit has had on history.
Gallifreynian
It occurs to me occasionally. Though with this, I usually think of TV shows as being made by multiple people.
StandardDeviant
Actually, Gene Roddenberry was the main force behind Star Trek. He wrote, pitched, and directed it. Without him, it wouldn't exist.
xaero13
It always makes me wonder how much we missed out on with the atomic bombs, sooooo many random lives lost, who knows what couldve been
Mcknizzle
Or Pearl Harbor. Very true. Lives lost, to never see their full potential.
AmoAmasAmant
Halfway through I checked the username. I don't think I could have handled it
wwny
"I need about tree fiddy."
myoriginalnamewasntoriginalenough
I DID THE EXACT SAME THING
bigapplebaum
weve reached the inflection where your fear is can remain unnamed but is understood
iamthisguy247
And his name was.... JOHN CENA!!!!! DUN DUN DUN DUUUUUUN!!!
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
I expected John Cena or Randy Orton
CrazeyAwesomeBisexual
... You are not alone sir/madam
RearAdmiralFloyd
I just noticed, oh man
foreigncontaminant
I can't sleep anymore
ohmegatron
The comments here make me fear where imgur is going.
Alcadeias27
This is gold!
TaylorSudlow
You can never be t careful
mopsockets
Amo, amas, amat, amamos, amatis, amant
Itisseventyalonghere
"November 11 2105, while reading a poignant post on Imgur, a poorly photoshopped image of Michael Cera appeared. Every single person knew th
rokkerboyy
I was hoping it would end with "HIS NAME WAS JOHN CENAAAAAAA"
Itisseventyalonghere
I know exactly what you mean.
daveirod6
I did the same when it was usersub, I was literally going to to throw my phone if I saw his face.
tripleterrific
I was hoping travolta wouldn't show up asking where the rescue party was after the crash
quesarahsarah96
Wow. No lie, i was about to but then continued reading. Still expecting there to be Cera hiding somewhere though..
YouMightGetIdeas
I like to believe that @ANewBadlyPhotoshoppedPhotoofMichaelCeraEveryday has some ethics and wouldn't do that.
EkkuZakku
"It's going to be ok..."
mithiwithi
Drawing style is legit Oatmeal. It'd take a lot of effort to replicate it just for a troll comic.
Win7yes
It wouldn't take a minute to copy-paste into Photoshop
Desepto
You just have to put a single cera face to destroy some lives ;)
Ohhhlookaunicorneatingasamurai
... I'm on it.
Kilahti
...This guy is the hero we deserve.
Ohhhlookaunicorneatingasamurai
I lied.gif
Epicfailgaisensei
I don't think you quite understand how good this guy is at baldly Photoshopped pictures of Michael Cera.
MinervaSways
You tellin me that son of a mutant wouldn't have gone through the effort? Instead of roddenberrys name at the end it would have been cera.
TigrisJK
Someone, somewhere, has actual PTSD from imgur ceras.
FuckingHellCarl
Don't we all?
ChancesAreGreat
This same post like 5 panels over by age. I very seriously checked the username
MettalViking
He isn't an asshole he wouldn't be that tacky
WhyNotUncleIroh
Me. I've broken my phone because of you all up voting his crap.
MOTHERFUCKINGGODOFIMGUR
TRIGGERED
clearlynotcleverenoughforimgur
TRIGGERED
DarkUranium
*CERA'D
istealthetopcommentandrepost
What about me?
SomeGrayFox
CPTSD?
sd999444
PCSD. post ceratic trauma disorder.
Quantumkitty
Post Ceratic *Trust Disorder
digitalutopia
Sorry to interrupt the feels train, but many details of this story are questionable. The story of him rescuing those people, came from /1
Thisguysays
Thanks for the that. I never take this shit at face value.
JimONeill
take a look at the othe replys. everything this guy is saying is wrong lol
JimONeill
um incorrect
pandasmakemehappy
Much like Oatmeals Tesla jerk off fanatic, this story is bullshit.
philcollinsdrumbreakdown
*fanfic, i think you meant
ICanChangeMyUsernameWheneverIWantButIDontBecauseIAmGodDamnLazy
Could never like Oatmeal's stuff, personally. Too much fanboyism.
digitalutopia
his "Authorized Biography" - but even then, he wasn't the co-pilot, but was on the clipper "Eclipse" when it happened (a boat). Second, /2
jbmcfad
It wasn't a boat, the "Clipper Eclipse" was the name of the aircraft.
TheBlackShakes
"The Lockheed Constellation for the westbound flight was registered as NC-88845, and christened the “Clipper Eclipse by PanAm”" - link:
TheBlackShakes
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/ClipperEclipse-NC88845.htm
digitalutopia
there's no official record of such a crash even happening in the first place - not Pan Am, not on that date, and not in that location. /3
TheBlackShakes
What about this one? http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19470619-0
CatsandDnD
Matches.
Dipityseren
Mmmm...it looks like the debunker needs to be a little bit debunked, cause this looks on the money.
Dangershy
He is right about the co pilot thing. He was technically a deadhead pilot. Which means he wasn't an active pilot. Just a passenger.
digitalutopia
The only Pan Am flight to crash in 1947, happened in October, in Alaska - and everybody died./4
howdidigetheredss
This myth has been busted.
gargoyls
Ypu are the real mvp, now create something bigger then star trek
okayimfluffy
http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1947/1947-42.htm ?
jbmcfad
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/ClipperEclipse-NC88845.htm
okayimfluffy
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19470619-0 ?
digitalutopia
I stand corrected. The inconsistent italicization of the aircraft's name in wiki's Gene Roddenberry page led to the first mistake. /1
BhataktiAtma
Seems legit
sotallytoberOfficer
Was really hoping he married the girl he sat next to
lukegee3
A little girl?
dembonz00
The girl's name was Majel Barrett.
LearnedCoward
I hope not. She was like 15 at the time O_O
Madchair
she ugly
Actrox
Oh, but she DED, like so DED
Sanpocho
GaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaY...... Jk. Me too or at least a handle
andydotcom
she ded
BlackPanther01
She was one of the 14.
CGriffo124
she ded
AngryKittenLitter
Then you should check out/read about the Hudson plane crash. That's how one couple met/got married.
Patheticc
Her name was Paul Blart
Shazaminator
2blart2paulious
DoctahSlyPeePee
Same.
SubzeroAK
Was waiting for that too.
JGoat
She ded
UncleMoustache
Her name is JOHN CENA. *trumpet sound*
Ha12345768
No just no
wertpenguin
Shhh...
Ha12345768
Why shh
wertpenguin
Shhh has a name... And the NAME IS JOHN CENA!!!!
xoverthirtyx
Too obvious
Kairamek
He could keep Spock or the female first officer. He kept Spoke and married the other because "Leonard didn't want it the other way round."
bachterman
that was majel.
aleister94
he married the woman who played commander troy's mother who was also the voice of the computer
HalfPintKatie
We know....
secretidentity0
*Troi
ScoreQuest
That girls name? Albert Einstein.
lurkerturnedberserker
That girls name was William shatner
GrimDarkRealities
And her name, was John Cena.
iamthisguy247
I KNEW IT!!
gommel4win
THERE IS A MAN ON THE WING!
stabby506
I'm crying. Hilarious!
EndgameArchitecture
I just laughed Way too loudly in public. I had to stop masturbating in church.
yellowrock
SHAT'NER, I BARELY KNOW HER!
ShieldAgent451
The crash really changed her.
sipeycup
Goddamnit.
GetClouded420
I shat...ner
PhaserRave
goldengoldblum
I knew it!
SheTurnedMeIntoANewtButIGotBetter
There. Is. Something. On the wing!
LadyBabalon156
Love u! Lol
GilderoyPopDropNLockart
I remember this from Ace Ventura 2, and didn't realize it was a Shatner Twilight Zone reference for the longest time
jonhnefill
Admit it. Ya'll read that in Shatner's voice.
Koshunae
Will did what to her?
DeltaLevelResponse
He did WHAT* in her?
abundantbadgers
Will... He, um... sh-
Sauroctonus
Didn't you hear? William shat in her.
throwdisaway
Air. Air moved rapidly through my nose with this one.
HandoB4Javert
The force is weak with this one. *breathes heavily*
KevinBaconsToasterOven
Shat n' her? I hardly know her!
sirGustav
He made love to the mountain.