Eavesdroppings

Overheard when: 8:51pm (Eastern) on Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Overheard where: seat 21-D on Jet Blue flight 497 from Boston to Seattle [map]
Overheard who: a pretty female flight attendant to the frumpy, middle-aged woman in seat 22-D who was blocking the aisle while clumsily trying to re-stow her bulky carry-on luggage in the over-head bins.
Overheard what: "Ma'am, you have two pieces of gum on your bottom. Do you mind if I try to take them off?"