News and notes from around the interweb:
- Global freight-forwarding and logistics CEO Ryan Petersen reports that Ho Chi Minh City’s airport is plastered wall-to-wall with the same “call this number to advertise here” ad—but when he calls, it rings some clueless guy in a loud kitchen, which (he quips) explains why nobody’s actually buying the ad space.
There’s a Yakov Smirnoff joke in here somewhere. In Saigon, ad calls you!
Every square inch of Ho Chi Minh airport is blanketed in the same advertisement with a phone number that says "call this number to advertise here"—literally hundreds of ads. The phone number goes to some poor guy in a noisy kitchen who has no idea what this is about. And now I…
— Ryan Petersen (@typesfast) January 22, 2026
- Alaska Airlines brings back its rabbit in-cabin policy
- More American Airlines grab ‘n go ‘Provisions’ markets are coming!
@AmericanAir nailed this new Admiral Club "Provisions" concept. The grab and go options are perfectly packaged and tasty! I hope you consider more of these. Only addition to consider would be canned beer and wine! pic.twitter.com/DxaeAWSvP9
— Joshua Smith (@Josh_IAFF) January 22, 2026
- Southwest charges fees for everything now, including for safety of the beverages you thought were free?
My inflight coffee on BNA to MDW flight yesterday. This was at the bottom. @SouthwestAir A quick chug to finish it as FAs were collecting trash before landing and got a bit more than coffee in my mouth. pic.twitter.com/MTzef6uL1P
— amanda myers (@MyersAmandalynn) January 21, 2026
- Capital One buying Brex
- ‘I May Be a Little Drunk’ Dad launchesinto the Indiana University rally cry.
@whitlo18 Dad’s a little excited about Monday.. #iu #hoosiers #footballtiktok #fyp #indianafootball ♬ [Raw recording] Record playback noise 01 (3 minutes) – Icy Light - London Heathrow scraps liquid rule at security
- Is rowdy kids childplay in hotel hallways ok?
“I see three beautiful boys having fun on a vacation,” Alex Kornswiet wrote on Jan. 11. “The lady down the hall sees three monsters she’s about to yell at, and make cry. Don’t be like that lady. Life is so much nicer when you lead with compassion and kindness.”
“And kids deserve to take up space and be in public,” she added.
@lifeandalex I see three beautiful boys having fun on a vacation, heading to our room after a day spent in a national park. The lady down the hall sees three monsters she's about to yell at and make cry. Don't be like that lady. Life is so much nicer when you lead with compassion and kindness. (And kids deserve to take up space and be in public)
Kids should be Seen and not HEARD……
A bit of a “hairy” situation regarding the rabbit policy…
Btw, @Gary not sure if you did anything, but thank you regardless for fixing the caching issue that caused the comment posting delay these past few months!
That AI thumbnail is spot-on, Gary! Please use more!
@L737 — For real, dawg. Well done.
@1990 — Some of his best work! The story reminds me of that guy who put his ex-girlfriend’s phone number all around town saying it was for a Chewbacca roaring contest — classic!
How can someone that has three ” beautiful boys” fails to understand the liability of allowing kids to run amok in a public space is beyond me. Yes they have a lot of energy that should be burned off. Up to the parents to get that job done appropriately.
Rule number one in a hotel is to act like others are sleeping with regards to noise 24/7. Yes, it may be 10am and maybe everybody is up. Or, maybe the guy in 479 had a flight delayed, got in at 2am, and is trying to sleep. Responsible adults never talk above a whisper in a hallways and they teach their kids to do the same. I wouldn’t yell at the kids. I’d say something sparky to the adult.
Grab and go is a fraud. Pat hundreds for lounge access and it’s slowly morphing into paying hundreds for Grab and Go
Oh, and I second L737’s appreciation for fixing the delayed post snafu.
@This comes to mind — I enjoy something sparky to/from you!
Families with children under 8 should be segregated to their own floors in hotels.
No one wants to hear your crotch goblins.