Taylor Mali:"An Open Letter to the Staff Copywriter of the F.A.A."

[Samarium88]

this guy :)

[ApprenticeNick]

I love Taylor Mali's poems. Not because they're the pure manifestation of Badass Grammar, but because they don't always make me leave thinking differently. Sure, he has his deep poems, but he also has ones like these, that I can just listen to, enjoy, and MAYBE find a deeper meaning to, if I'm in the mood. I have to thank my English teacher for introducing me to his poems.

[splintamike]

A water landing is "unlikely" because the aircraft's contact with the water is unlikely to be described as a "landing" in the strictest sense of the word. 

[sunriseellison]

I'm a grammar nerd too. I live vicariously through Taylor Mali.

[2mad5cow2]

Isn't this just like George Carlin?

[Jessi181]

@2mad5cow2 No, because George Carlin was a comedian, whereas Taylor Mali is a poet. Yes, some of Taylor's poems are humorous, but he isn't a comedian.

[SnowiestDays]

unwilling. unable, or chose not to preform

[mrdrprofmack]

I laughed WAAAYY too hard at this XD

[dogman652]

Great stuff. Tough crowd though, nobody laughed.

[master0rose]

@dogman652 i think this was a competition so he may have only been performing for judges

[amittheswordmaster]

@dogman652 I absolutely loved this and this is a brilliant bit but I would say only because I am aware of what FAA is and does and have worked on airplanes. This topic is not familiar to most people and he may have been a bit too specific for the people who are unfamiliar with FAA.

[princesskassy91]

unlikely event of a water landing

[vonKyle777]

i want to be eloquent too

[andr3wgamer]

Loved the ending!