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[JUNGLEE RAJA]

I recall my days with the airlines business and I was seated on the counter
attending to the passengers. My colleague next to me on the counter got a
Brit lady to attend to. Her entire baggage was found missing in Bom and our
office had advised her to proceed to Madras and collect the baggage which
will be forwarded when received.

My colleague places a long distance call to our office in Bombay and he
spoke - This Ms.... is at our counter without any clothes. When are you
sending her baggage?
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This guy walks into the counter wearing a dhoti. Not aware of how he is
dressed he approached the counter tying his dhoti. The girl sitting next to
me screamed and ran inside. I attended to this passenger and sent him away.
Then I went in and told the girl that the field was clear. Then I asked her
if it was a moslem or a hindu. Another large scream.
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There was this another passenger who insisted on traveling to Singapore the
weekend. He said that his visa was overing. I gave him the ticket. He looks
at it and asks - When is the air discharge.