A friend of mine who is a steward and is a little camp in his mannerisms told me this once:
It as an icy day and the plane was delayed for de-icing. It seems there was a long line of a/c waiting for de-icing and it was taking a while. One lady passenger got upset and said to my friend.
'Oh why is it taking so long'
He replied 'I'm sorry madam, but there are many other a/c waiting too. If I had a magic wand I would wave it and make the ice disappear'
To which she said 'Well you're a big enough fairy!'