[dfwgator]

“Here’s a phrase that apparently the airlines simply made up: near miss. They say that if 2 planes almost collide, it’s a near miss. BS, my friend. It’s a near hit! A collision is a near miss.
[WHAM! CRUNCH!]
“Look, they nearly missed!”
“Yes, but not quite.”

-George Carlin

[mad_as_he$$]

I argue this with safety professionals all the time. It’s a near hit end of argument.

[odds]

Must be like when a glass is half full or half empty - optimist or pessimist.

But article says it happened over Eastern Syria. There should be a no fly zone over Syria, unless it’s a Russian, or Syrian govt aircraft.

[lewislynn]

If you like George Carlin you'll love this Three minutes of George Carlin

Language alert.