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Californians Desperate To Escape Cling To Landing Gear Of Last Jet Leaving LAX
Babylon Bee ^ | 09/16/2021 | Babylon Bee

Posted on 09/16/2021 3:26:48 PM PDT by DFG

LOS ANGELES, CA—One day after Governor Newsom fended off recall and secured the continuation of his reign, swarms of Californians descended upon Los Angeles International Airport desperate to escape. As planes filled and people began getting turned away, mothers attempted to pass their babies over the fence of the tarmac, and others clung to the landing gear of the last departing planes.

Timothy Sawchuck of Pomona, who released his grip on the landing gear just before it became too late, said, “Grabbing the landing gear is what you do when you’re fleeing an authoritarian regime, right? I’m pretty sure I saw that on TV recently.” When asked why he felt such urgency to get out of California, he explained: “Newsom has been playing it cool during the recall, but now all bets are off. There’s going to be lockdowns, water rationing, power outages—all that third-world stuff California has become famous for.”

Rebecca Anderson of Encino agreed: “Fire season is coming. From what I’ve seen, Newsom spent all his time preparing for that by calling Larry Elder a white supremacist and claiming that he was running against Donald Trump. Not sure how that’s going to thin out the dead trees and brush. I have to get out of here before the rest of the state goes up in flames!”

Those lucky enough to make it out are being transported to military bases around the country to await relocation to one of the remaining states that have not been completely run into the ground.


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: babylonbee; california; escape; jet; lax
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1 posted on 09/16/2021 3:26:48 PM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

LOL


2 posted on 09/16/2021 3:27:58 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: DFG

LOL #2


3 posted on 09/16/2021 3:31:43 PM PDT by KittyKares (I miss President Trump!)
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To: DFG

The Bee just keeps nailing it.


4 posted on 09/16/2021 3:33:38 PM PDT by Flick Lives (We may or may not have reached herd immunity, but we've definitely achieved herd stupidity.)
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To: DFG

Try finding a U-Haul trailer/truck to rent; and if you do, it’ll cost a premium over and above the rental.


5 posted on 09/16/2021 3:34:27 PM PDT by SkyDancer (How Can I Ask For Forgiveness If I Won't Forgive Others?)
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To: DFG

It is usually only hours before a BB satire becomes reality.

Just sayin’


6 posted on 09/16/2021 3:35:23 PM PDT by TigersEye (Resistance is not futile!)
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To: DFG

Two parodies for the price of one.


7 posted on 09/16/2021 3:36:35 PM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (CENSORSHIP = VIOLENCE)
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To: DFG

They’re going to have to set up an underground railroad once the barbed wire goes up. The coyotes are going to make a fortune.


8 posted on 09/16/2021 3:44:19 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: DFG

Satire is satire.

Sometimes funny.

Sometimes macabre.


9 posted on 09/16/2021 3:45:11 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: DFG

That’s Funny Right There!


10 posted on 09/16/2021 3:45:47 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Make His Paths Straight!)
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To: DFG
Hmmm...I live in south Reno, Nevada. Could smuggling in U-Haul trucks into the SF Bay Area be a cool side hustle?

I suspect that PODS could make a killing by running its micro-containers on railroad flatbed cars — satisfying both the urge to exit the insanity AND be environmentally friendly about it, particularly over the Sierra ranges.

11 posted on 09/16/2021 4:00:08 PM PDT by asinclair (Political hot air is a renewable energy resource)
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To: DFG

Brilliantly funny!


12 posted on 09/16/2021 4:01:25 PM PDT by Boomer (Leftism ruins everything it touches. NUTS - Not United Troubled States.)
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To: All

It’s times like this I wish I were still on Fakebook so I could post this for all my California relatives.


13 posted on 09/16/2021 4:08:57 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia! )
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To: SkyDancer

“Try finding a U-Haul trailer/truck to rent; and if you do, it’ll cost a premium over and above the rental.”

https://babylonbee.com/news/gavin-newsom-named-u-haul-salesperson-of-the-year/


14 posted on 09/16/2021 4:09:45 PM PDT by suthener ( )
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To: DFG

At first I thought this was satire. 😂


15 posted on 09/16/2021 4:10:25 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: suthener

Yeah - funny that.


16 posted on 09/16/2021 4:10:36 PM PDT by SkyDancer (How Can I Ask For Forgiveness If I Won't Forgive Others?)
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To: Boomer

LOL...So this is why I’m hearing rumors that airports in southern Utah have been closed to arrivals from LAX.


17 posted on 09/16/2021 4:11:24 PM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground - Mencken)
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To: asinclair

“Hmmm...I live in south Reno, Nevada. Could smuggling in U-Haul trucks into the SF Bay Area be a cool side hustle?”

We have a system already in place. The border coyotes can just fill the truck up on the return trip.

There might be a need for dispatchers though.


18 posted on 09/16/2021 4:17:30 PM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (CENSORSHIP = VIOLENCE)
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To: DFG

The Newsom Taliban freezing flights out of LAX?


19 posted on 09/16/2021 4:23:55 PM PDT by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
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To: DFG

Here’s how you know that’s a fake photo: you cannot see the “HOLLYWOOD” sign from LAX.


20 posted on 09/16/2021 4:26:04 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom ("If I’m going to get my political views from those who chase balls, I’ll ask my dog.")
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