Look mom, no plane! Man wings it across English Channel (Check out the cool pictures)

AP ^ | Thu Jul 31, 4:11 PM ET | AP

[FlyVet]

Hmmmm, a Polak joke. You're going to hear about this from some of my cousins. Nah, not really, they tell Polak jokes about themselves all the time.

Don't ever go to a Polak wedding unless you're used to earthquakes, though. They really shake that floor when they Polka.

[knews_hound]

bttt

[11B3]

Too cool.

I wonder what he had for a radio to communicate with ATC or other aircraft? Also must have had an oxygen supply.

Next time let's drop Michael Moore from 30,000 ft with a 6 foot wing somewhere over North Korea.

[ffusco]

"That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen."

Imagine if it had Mag wheels, Man that woud be sweet!

[StatesEnemy]

Arghhh... What the... WINGS??? The Prince of Darkness can't have wings!

[Bobby777]

Was the in-flight movie Disney's "The Rocketeer"?

[Consort]

Look, Ma, no empennage!

[spokeshave]

The Right stuff....100 years on from the Wright Bros....very fitting

[Ford Fairlane]

Gee - I would have expected more wingspan

[1FreeAmerican]

Watch for this in the next Bond film.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

:o)

OK.. I gotta admit..I had to read it a couple times to "get it". Everyone LOVES to tell me jokes, cause I'm SLOW. I always laugh like I get it.. then I laugh WHEN I get it. :o)

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

LOL :o)

[Brad’s Gramma]

I think EVERY AMERICAN needs to go to a wedding where beer flows freely and the polka band plays late into the night.

Just once, mind you, just once.

[FlyVet]

I think EVERY AMERICAN needs to go to a wedding where beer flows freely and the polka band plays late into the night.

You got that right. Polak weddings are hard-core. My Polak uncle, giving away his daughter. He grew up in depression Detroit, tough as nails. His fingers were big around as my wrist. People trying to fill his glass with whiskey, and him saying, "Slow down! I wanna stay awhile!" He was a riot. We used to call him Godfather and kiss his ring. He reminded us of a Mafia Don. LOL. They know how to party...within reason. 75 year old women out on the dance floor, shaking the floor. Yee hah!

[Brad’s Gramma]

75 year old women out on the dance floor, shaking the floor.

Ha! Not only are they DANCING, they're fat and dancing. Not only are they fat and dancing, they're dancing with EQUALLY fat and dancing FEMALE relatives. Yes sir, Granny and Aunt Bertha out there on that dance floor, together...what a sight to behold.

Whooooooooo boy. Oh, and btw, this is NOT only the Polack weddings, thankyouverymuch. You do NOT have a corner in that market, no sireeeee.

[Musket]

His suit hides his GIGANTIC nads very well. Thanks for the post!

[Petruchio]

I don't know about this guy . . .

I could understand someone doing this stunt to fly from France to England, but why would anyone want to fly to France?

[southernnorthcarolina]

A possible source of inspiration... "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman," by the Kinks...

Woke up this morning, started to sneeze
I had a cigarette and a cup of tea
I looked in the mirror what did I see
A nine stone weakling with knobbly knees
I did my knees bend press ups touch my toes
I had another sneeze and I blew my nose
I looked in the mirror at my pigeon chest
I had to put on my clothes because it made me depressed
Surely there must be a way
For me to change the shape I'm in
Dissatisfied is what I am
I want to be a better man

Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman
Superman Superman I want to be like Superman
I want to be like Superman
Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman

Woke up this morning, what did I see
A big black cloud hanging over me
I switched on the radio and nearly dropped dead
The news was so bad that I fell out of bed
There was a gas strike, oil strike, lorry strike, bread strike
Got to be a Superman to survive
Gas bills, rent bills, tax bills, phone bills
I'm such a wreck but I'm staying alive

[Look in the paper, what do I see,
Robbery, violence, insanity.]

Hey girl we've got to get out of this place
There's got to be something better than this
I need you, but I hate to see you this way
If I were Superman then we'd fly away
I'd really like to change the world
And save it from the mess it's in
I'm too weak, I'm so thin
I'd like to fly but I can't even swim

Superman Superman I want to fly like Superman
Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman
Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman
Superman Superman I want to be like Superman
Superman Superman I want to fly like Superman

[FlyVet]

Not only are they fat and dancing, they're dancing with EQUALLY fat and dancing FEMALE relatives.

LOL well in this case, these lil ol ladies were doing that but mostly skinny. I not even Polack, but some of my cousins are. You must be Greek or Italian, if you have nut-ball weddings. I'm Irish, I suppose they have nut-ball weddings too, but never been to one. They were all too prim and proper.

[RIGHT IN SEATTLE]

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