spit man 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
found at
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002300348,00.html
This is a honorable mention
A FIRST-TIME flier almost downed a jet when he tried to open an emergency exit because he wanted to indulge in the time-honoured Chinese custom of spitting.
The China Southern Airlines plane had been in the air for only a minute after taking off from the southern city of Shenzhen when an emergency exit warning light started to flash.
Horrified flight attendants rushed to investigate and found a man trying to open the emergency door.
He had already opened the cover plate of the escape slide and was about to push the door open when a passenger stopped him and averted disaster by pulling him away.
After the scare, a stewardess asked him to explain his bizarre actions and the man told her he had wanted to spit.
He was later arrested when the plane landed in Shanghai.
Submitted on 07/08/2002
Submitted by:
james kenny
Reference:
the sun(england)- 8/july/2002
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