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Friday, October 26, 2007 12:00 AM

Ask the pilot

Do airplanes make you fart more? What happened to the dog hair on my suitcase? The pilot lets us in on readers' probing questions.
By Patrick Smith

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  • Saturday, October 27, 2007 11:40 AM

    Airplane slang for share the gas

    Cropdusting: When a flight attendant has a gastrointestional compulsion to slowly stroll down the aisles, wearing a bemused smile. This need is usually signaled to a fellow attendant via the code words "cover my rows-I'm going to do a little crop dusting".

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