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5th September 2003 | 20:01

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Whirlybird

The Original Whirly

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From: Belper, Derbyshire, UK

Drunk driving involves a decision to drive a car when you KNOW you have been drinking. I'm sure this pilot didn't KNOW he'd made a fuel miscalculation...till afterwards. So it's not an exact or appropriate analogy.