Famous people seen (or even met) whilst flying or lounging

[bossreggie]

Not really. I saw a bit of the Thunderbirds vs Swifts game yesterday and Netball is definitely boring.

+1 John.

I want to see PAIN!!

 

[anat0l]

You do now..............

You must be like one of those engineers who did a second degree in Psychology. The lectures were really boring, but the bird watching was much better than in engineering :mrgreen:

Not really. I saw a bit of the Thunderbirds vs Swifts game yesterday and Netball is definitely boring.

+1 John.

I want to see PAIN!!

An engineering friend used to play heaps of netball. Her games seemed more "interesting": more pushing, more shoving, people hitting the court a lot more, and something that females can only bring to a game with other females involved.... nails!

 

[Fantic125]

Still on the netball theme, Liz Ellis (ex Sydney Swifts & Australian team, and now media commentator) seated in 4F on QF739 on Sunday (I was in 4A).

Even more attractive in real life than on TV.... :shock:!

 

[ejb]

Dr Fiona Wood on MEL-PER last night.

Great flight even on the new A332.

ejb

 

[JohnK]

Ahh you get a good game and it is really good.. Gold medal match in Delhi was a heart stopper!

Sorry Nick, but netball is netball. Can't get too excited watching it. Plus I probably get too distracted to take any interest in the actual game itself.

 

[QF WP]

Spoken like a man JohnK ...

 

[drmikki]

Dr Fiona Wood on MEL-PER last night.

Fiona counts?? Do we have a "Famous people seen at work" thread?
Also, technically she's Miss, not Dr - surgeons are traditionally Mr (and these days, Miss or Mrs) in recognition of their apprenticed barber-surgeon origins (as opposed to the university educated physicians). Yep, thats 15-odd years of study to gain the title "Dr" and then lose it again!

Hereth ends the pointless lesson

Oh, and in terms of vague 'fame', I shared a flight with the NZ cycling team. And no, I wouldn't have had any idea who they were if not for the team uniform and Air NZ identifying them!
I have also had a few flights to/from TSV with the North Qld Fury FC (A League) and I must say they are the most impeccably behaved sporting team I have ever encountered on flights. No bogan behaviour, polite, well-mannered, quiet - a pleasant surprise from previous (AFL) experiences. Quite aesthetically pleasing too

 

[Sprucegoose]

Dr Fiona Wood on MEL-PER last night.

Great flight even on the new A332.

ejb

Did she have the middle seat?

 

[samiam]

Oh, and in terms of vague 'fame', I shared a flight with the NZ cycling team...

...No bogan behaviour, polite, well-mannered, quiet - a pleasant surprise from previous (AFL) experiences. Quite aesthetically pleasing too

And all without a hint of plastic surgery

 

[Princess Fiona]

Fiona counts?? Do we have a "Famous people seen at work" thread?
Also, technically she's Miss, not Dr - surgeons are traditionally Mr (and these days, Miss or Mrs) in recognition of their apprenticed barber-surgeon origins (as opposed to the university educated physicians). Yep, thats 15-odd years of study to gain the title "Dr" and then lose it again!

Hereth ends the pointless lesson

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Is that a WA thing? All the surgeons I know ( NSW) are "Dr ".
Mind you so are all the dentists, vets and chiropractors

 

[JohnK]

Dr Fiona Wood on MEL-PER last night.

Great flight even on the new A332.

Did she have the middle seat?

No! From another thread ejb was travelling business class and was sitting in 3A so she must have been in 3B.

 

[froggerADL]

Billy Connolly was in 1A on a DJ ADL-CBR flight a couple of Sundays ago. I was in 4C. He was about 6 feet away from me in "The Lounge" before the flight, but I didn't notice him until he got up when they called the flight.

I shared a flight with Minister for the NBN Tony Bourke, and finance Minister Penny Wong last Sunday. They were in PE and I was in 4C again. Are they famous?

 

[drmikki]

Is that a WA thing? All the surgeons I know ( NSW) are "Dr ".
Mind you so are all the dentists, vets and chiropractors

I think it's more an in-profession thing, since the average punter would struggle with the distinction. Certainly all the Yellow Pages listings contain "Dr"! (Don't get me started on the vets/dentists/chiros!!)

It's more a Aust/UK thing, it certainly doesn't occur in the US and confuses them greatly. However, some surgeons, especially the more traditional ones, consider it an act of grave offence should an unsuspecting medical student call them "Doctor" not "Mister"! Woe betide anyone foolish enough to attempt to be more familiar than surnames... :evil:

It's more confusing for females, I know many stick with "Dr" however I know one rather ball-breaking general surgeon who was aiming to be called "Mister" - I sure wasn't going to argue with her! :mrgreen:

Sorry for OT wanderings.

 

[Princess Fiona]

I think it's more an in-profession thing, since the average punter would struggle with the distinction. Certainly all the Yellow Pages listings contain "Dr"! (Don't get me started on the vets/dentists/chiros!!)

It's more a Aust/UK thing, it certainly doesn't occur in the US and confuses them greatly. However, some surgeons, especially the more traditional ones, consider it an act of grave offence should an unsuspecting medical student call them "Doctor" not "Mister"! Woe betide anyone foolish enough to attempt to be more familiar than surnames... :evil:

It's more confusing for females, I know many stick with "Dr" however I know one rather ball-breaking general surgeon who was aiming to be called "Mister" - I sure wasn't going to argue with her! :mrgreen:

Sorry for OT wanderings.

Thanks Even more OT I was at medical school in UK but noticed a distinct difference here in Oz in regards to the Mr/Dr thing. I have taught EMST for several years now and met very few surgeons who called themselves "Mr" the few that did were from WA.

 

[QF029]

Is that a WA thing? All the surgeons I know ( NSW) are "Dr ".
Mind you so are all the dentists, vets and chiropractors

It's certainly the same way in Melbourne. The surgeons are Mr / Miss / Ms / Mrs.

 

[drmikki]

It's certainly the same way in Melbourne. The surgeons are Mr / Miss / Ms / Mrs.

Obviously the exception is when flying, when almost all of us use "Dr" in the forlorn hope that it will get us an op-up :mrgreen:

 

[Flashback]

Obviously the exception is when flying, when almost all of us use "Dr" in the forlorn hope that it will get us an op-up :mrgreen:

Yeh, while you're in J helping someone who needs medical attention.. then it's back down the back of the bus for you :shock: :!:

 

[QF029]

Obviously the exception is when flying, when almost all of us use "Dr" in the forlorn hope that it will get us an op-up :mrgreen:

Maybe the surgeons (I'm not one) can afford to sit up the front without the op-up!

 

[drron]

Is that a WA thing? All the surgeons I know ( NSW) are "Dr ".
Mind you so are all the dentists, vets and chiropractors

Princess you must be very young.When training at RPA many years ago as soon as someone got their FRACS they immediately assumed the title Mister.

 

[anat0l]

A side note (because this thread is drifting more and more O/T), but I'm fascinated at how many people on this forum who have registered activity of recent are in the medical field.