What is lost by some posters is that we are in a profession where most of the people you interact with are also professionals,anybody with an IQ of less than 120 will struggle in this profession (or in any other for that matter) that is the top 25% of the population,so stating that you can take any person off the street and teach them to be a professional pilot is laughable.It is important not to denigrate the work we do,even in self deprecating humour,(a very British trait) otherwise people might start to believe you when you say any fool can do this job.
To those who are bored I say change your job,not your profession,I flew for a LOCO airline & began to hate flying,I took action,moved to corporate on a Gulfstream & absolutey love it & love flying again,however for the best fun you can't beat egg-beaters,now if only I can persuade my boss to buy one!