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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Fly the friendly skies...

-I hope at least the pilot is sober.
-I hope so too. He's got to get us to Aruba. Yo've gotta be in the right frame of mind if
you're going to fly the friendly skies. Meaning? To fly in a sunny weather?
  

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"Fly the friendly skies" used to be the advertising slogan of one of the US airlines. I think it was United. I think it's just a cheerful remark referring to flying commercial in general.

— Avangi

  • "Fly the friendly skies" used to be the advertising slogan of one of the US airlines.
  • I think it was United.
  • I think it's just a cheerful remark referring to flying commercial in general.
  • He probably means that he had to get drunk to put himself in the right mood to fly, but he hope's the pilot's sober.
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"Fly the friendly skies" used to be the advertising slogan of one of the US airlines. I think it was United. I think it's just a cheerful remark referring to flying commercial in general. He probably means that he had to get drunk to put himself in the right mood to fly, but he hope's the pilot's sober.
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