Our favourite 16 takes on this in-flight parental disappointment joke format
9.
flight attendant: is there a doctor on this flight?
dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
me: not now dad
dad: not asking for a product designer to help, are they?
me: dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
dad: go and see if your tiny rectangles can help
— George Kedenburg III (@GK3) 26 November 2019
10.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a compliance exec to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if “more documents needed" helps
— David Belle (@macrodesiac_) 26 November 2019
11.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a poli sci major to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if “thoughts and prayers" help
— …k. (@Lelekec) 26 November 2019
12.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a Content Strategist to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if “on brand storytelling" helps https://t.co/rWD8hdcfp6
— Mel 🦉🍂 (@melissavandew) 26 November 2019
13.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a Product Manager to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if “let’s have a follow-up meeting" helps
— Laura Gao ✌️ (@heylauragao) 26 November 2019
14.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a drummer to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go & see if "hey guys, this is in 7/4" helps
— Kirsten Parnell (@kirstofcomms) 26 November 2019
15.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a DJ to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if asking them to “put your fucking hands up" helps
— DJ Joey Santos (@djjoeysantos) November 27, 2019
16.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a Designer to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if “it's not a font, it's a typeface" helps
— Benjamin South (@bnj) November 26, 2019
Of course, there’s always someone who really does have useful skills …
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a bilingual journalist to help, are they?
Flight attendant: We need a Spanish translator
Me: *puts book down*
— Stephanie Serrano (@Serrano___) 26 November 2019
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Me: Yes, I have a PhD in Computer Science
Dad: *nudging me* not a real doctor tho are you?
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not an MD. That’s what they’re asking for
Flight attendant: this gentleman needs to install Adobe Acrobat on his laptop— Stu (@StuFlemingNZ) 26 November 2019
Source: Twitter, Image: Twitter, neonbrand and snowjam on Unsplash
