• BambiDiego@lemmy.zip
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      I know the post is a joke but it’s more like “somebody owns a helicopter rental business and they’re bitching about repairs on helicopters they themselves don’t pilot so they themselves aren’t in danger”

          • exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            The etymology of helicopter is actually a compound word divided in an unexpected place:

            • “Helico” means rotating or spiral.
            • “Pter” means wing, as in the word “pterodactyl.”

            So if we’re gonna bring that into another compound word, we should probably chop it in the right place: pterlord.

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              Aerolord.

              I just realized we will probably have aerolords in a couple decades. I should invest in clean air and stockpile it. Maybe it’s my chance to be a lord. I’m going to need a compound, barbed wire, and machineguns too. Shit, it’s a lot of work being a lord. I think I’ll just pay for an air subscription.

    • Ajen@sh.itjust.works
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      People think private pilots are rich because airplanes are expensive. They’re not - they might be upper-middle class (with a mortgage and other debt) but most have to budget their aviation spending. Truly wealthy people don’t fly their own planes, they hire pilots and crew, and probably have no idea what a Jesus nut looks like.

      That said, this is obviously satire/bait.

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        I had to check up Jesus nut, and learned that’s what it’s called because it’s the one you pray will hold because if it don’t you crash. Hahaha

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        Unfair. I’ve spent my entire life not buying expensive (or even cheap) helicopter parts and I still don’t have a helicopter.

        I do have a 3d printer, though…

        Hm…

        Jarvis! Preheat the print bed.