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>> people don't expect you to say anything funny. and when you do say something funny, it's a surprise, and, you know, you've got the best audience you can have. place the yellow cup over your nose and mouth, and as soon as you're done screaming, secure the mask to your face with the elastic band. >> unfortunately kurt's good humor can't save the airline. he and 2,200 other ata employees lose their jobs when the airline goes bankrupt in 2008. >> ladies and gentlemen, aloha. welcome to honolulu. once the seat belt sign is turned off, i will tell you the same thing my parents told me when i turned 18, get your stuff and get out. >> after more than a decade as a flight attendant, kurt is setting his sights high, training to become a pilot. >> my instructor's actually taken some video of me in the cockpit doing all the maneuvers and things that we do. i would like to make a video of
the man. >> when he can't man the camera, he gets other flight attendants and staff to take over. the result is a video journal of kurt's greatest hits, captured during hundreds of his round trips to hawaii, and then he posts them on his myspace page. >> okay. you people are not listening. i can tell that. i could be doing this whole thing in chinese, and no one would even know. >> kurt's funny rants started in part from frustration that passengers ignored him. now they're making him an online star. he's attracting thousands of hits on the internet. >> then we're going to dim the cabin lights because it makes the flight attendants look nicer. >> kurt's encouraged by the positive feedback, but he insists the announcements are all in the line of duty. >> in 14 years of doing those announcements, nobody ever said, kurt, we don't like that, you shouldn't be doing it. >> instead, he's received a lot of fan mail and compliments from frequent flyers who appreciate his humor.
i don't want -- you know, people don't want to feel like they're a herd of cattle. people want to be talked to. >> kurt delivers his announcements with a humorous twist meant to entertain passengers. >> oxygen will flow at a rate of $2 for the first minute and then 99 cents for each additional minute. if you're traveling with more than one child, now is a good time to pick your favorite. >> he is definitely trying to make you laugh, but this flight attendant does take his job seriously. >> we're trained to be firefighters, we're trained to do cpr, we're trained to use the defibrillator. people don't realize that. but we're really there for your safety. >> kurt works for ata airlines, and his most popular route is phoenix to hawaii. long five-, six-hour flights. videotaping his announcements proves to be a fun distraction. >> someone is in the lavatory. this is the lavatory police. come out with your pants up. >> kurt's antics enliven the flight for the whole crew. >> their names are barbara, donna, and julie. and my name is kurt, and i am
>> when he can't man the camera, he gets other flight attendants and staff to take over. the result is a video journal of kurt's greatest hits, captured during hundreds of his round trips to hawaii, and then he posts them on his myspace page. >> okay. you people are not listening. i can tell that. i could be doing this whole thing in chinese, and no one would even know. >> kurt's funny rants started in part from frustration that passengers ignored him. now they're making him an online star. he's attracting thousands of hits on the internet. >> then we're going to dim the cabin lights because it makes the flight attendants look nicer. >> kurt's encouraged by the positive feedback, but he insists the announcements are all in the line of duty. >> in 14 years of doing those announcements, nobody ever said, kurt, we don't like that, you shouldn't be doing it. >> instead, he's received a lot of fan mail and compliments from frequent flyers who appreciate his humor.
>> people don't expect you to say anything funny. and when you do say something funny, it's a surprise, and, you know, you've got the best audience you can have. place the yellow cup over your nose and mouth, and as soon as you're done screaming, secure the mask to your face with the elastic band. >> unfortunately kurt's good humor can't save the airline. he and 2,200 other ata employees lose their jobs when the airline goes bankrupt in 2008. >> ladies and gentlemen, aloha. welcome to honolulu. once the seat belt sign is turned off, i will tell you the same thing my parents told me when i turned 18, get your stuff and get out. >> after more than a decade as a flight attendant, kurt is setting his sights high, training to become a pilot. >> my instructor's actually taken some video of me in the cockpit doing all the maneuvers and things that we do. i would like to make a video of that, and obviously it's not
>> it hurts my ears. i don't want -- you know, people don't want to feel like they're a herd of cattle. people want to be talked to. >> kurt delivers his announcements with a humorous twist meant to entertain passengers. >> oxygen will flow at a rate of $2 for the first minute and then 99 cents for each additional minute. if you're traveling with more than one child, now is a good time to pick your favorite. >> he is definitely trying to make you laugh, but this flight attendant does take his job seriously. >> we're trained to be firefighters, we're trained to do cpr, we're trained to use the defibrillator. people don't realize that. but we're really there for your safety. >> kurt works for ata airlines, and his most popular route is phoenix to hawaii. long five-, six-hour flights. videotaping his announcements proves to be a fun distraction. >> someone is in the lavatory. this is the lavatory police. come out with your pants up. >> kurt's antics enliven the flight for the whole crew. >> their names are barbara, donna, and julie. and my name is kurt, and i am the man.
announcements, you can tell they're just reading. >> place the mask over your nose and mouth, adjust the elastic band around your head -- >> it hurts my ears. i don't want -- you know, people don't want to feel like they're a herd of cattle. people want to be talked to. >> kurt delivers his announcements with a humorous twist meant to entertain passengers. >> oxygen will flow at a rate of $2 for the first minute and then 99 cents for each additional minute. if you're traveling with more than one child, now is a good time to pick your favorite. >> he is definitely trying to make you laugh, but this flight attendant does take his job seriously. >> we're trained to be firefighters, we're trained to do cpr, we're trained to use the defibrillator. people don't realize that. but we're really there for your safety. >> kurt works for ata airlines, and his most popular route is phoenix to hawaii. long five-, six-hour flights. videotaping his announcements proves to be a fun distraction. >> someone is in the lavatory. this is the lavatory police. come out with your pants up. >> kurt's antics enliven the
>> instead, he's received a lot of fan mail and compliments from frequent flyers who appreciate his humor. >> people don't expect you to say anything funny. and when you do say something funny, it's a surprise, and, you know, you've got the best audience you can have. place the yellow cup over your nose and mouth, and as soon as you're done screaming, secure the mask to your face with the elastic band. >> unfortunately kurt's good humor can't save the airline. he and 2,200 other ata employees lose their jobs when the airline goes bankrupt in 2008. >> ladies and gentlemen, aloha. welcome to honolulu. once the seat belt sign is turned off, i will tell you the same thing my parents told me when i turned 18, get your stuff and get out. >> after more than a decade as a flight attendant, kurt is setting his sights high, training to become a pilot.
flight for the whole crew. >> their names are barbara, donna, and julie. and my name is kurt, and i am the man. >> when he can't man the camera, he gets other flight attendants and staff to take over. the result is a video journal of kurt's greatest hits, captured during hundreds of his round trips to hawaii, and then he posts them on his myspace page. >> okay. you people are not listening. i can tell that. i could be doing this whole thing in chinese, and no one would even know. >> kurt's funny rants started in part from frustration that passengers ignored him. now they're making him an online star. he's attracting thousands of hits on the internet. >> then we're going to dim the cabin lights because it makes the flight attendants look nicer. >> kurt's encouraged by the positive feedback, but he insists the announcements are all in the line of duty. >> in 14 years of doing those announcements, nobody ever said, kurt, we don't like that, you shouldn't be doing it.
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