Bonus Monday Catchy Quote: It’s fun to fly
This week, dear readers, you get a bonus Monday Catchy Quote in honor of my being stuck in the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
After spending the weekend in New York City on assignment, my flight back home was canceled because of Sunday night’s stormy weather on the East Coast. Then, I couldn’t get on a flight out this morning because of a mixup. So, I’m stuck here for the day, with high hopes of getting back to Oklahoma City before midnight.
In the words of comedian Brian Regan: It’s fun to fly.
In the spirit of making lemonade and all that, I’m posting this bonus Monday Catchy Quote with some of my favorite feature and short film lines related to flying, airports and travel. I’m kicking it off with a group of one-liners from one especially obvious comedy from this category.
Enjoy and feel free to contribute your own travel-related quotes.
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Steve McCroskey: Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.
Steve McCroskey: Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking.
Steve McCroskey: Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
Steve McCroskey: Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines
- Click here to learn the source.
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Amelia: I have to go.
Viktor Navorski: I have to stay.
Amelia: Story of my life.
Viktor Navorski: Me too.
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Neville Flynn: Well, that’s good news – snakes on crack.
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Narrator: There was a demon that lived in the air. They said whoever challenged him would die. Their controls would freeze up, their planes would buffet wildly, and they would disintegrate. The demon lived at Mach 1 on the meter, seven hundred and fifty miles an hour, where the air could no longer move out of the way. He lived behind a barrier through which they said no man could ever pass. They called it the sound barrier.
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Bugs Bunny: Well, here we are! Pismo Beach and all the clams we can eat!
Daffy Duck: What a way for a duck to travel. Underground. Hey, wait a minute! Since when is Pismo Beach inside a cave?
[Daffy's eyes glaze over as he sees the treasure; Bugs doesn't notice it]
Bugs Bunny: I wonder … You know, I bet we shoulda turned left at Albuquerque, and then maybe a right turn at La Jolla. Hmm, er … Well, we can’t be too far off. …
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Richard Jeni had a fabulous bit he used to do about the airplane flight from hell with a fungal Roman emperor and Steve the stuttering steward. It would be sure to cheer you up except I can’t seem to find it on YouTube.