Our favourite 16 takes on this in-flight parental disappointment joke format
We all know the job our parents would have liked us to do, and it’s almost certainly not the one we ended up with, apart from you, Doctor Smartypants. Over on Twitter, people have been couching those passive-aggressive parental disappointments as a flight-emergency scenario, and they’re very funny. These are the best we’ve seen so far.
1.
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 pilot to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now and I'm flying the plane
Dad: Go and see if “flying" helps
— Jeremy Woodcock (@jwPencilAndPad) 26 November 2019
2.
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 cinematographer to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if “moody lighting" helps
— Jackson Hayes (@jacksonhvisuals) 26 November 2019
3.
Flight attendant: is there a doctor onboard?
Me (excitedly!): does someone need a medieval painting analysed in minute detail?!?!…….. https://t.co/vFM7tjC28d
— Dr Janina Ramirez (@DrJaninaRamirez) November 27, 2019
4.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: *nudging me* that should’ve been you
Me: Not now
Dad: Not asking for an account person to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a real emergency happening
Dad: Go and see if asking if everyone had a nice weekend helps
— cole (@colesevn) 26 November 2019
5.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: *nudging me* that should’ve been you
Me: Not now
Dad: Not asking for a social media manager to help, are they?
Me: dad, there's a real emergency happening
Dad: Go and see if “retweeting yourself from the brand account" helps
— Nick D 🍝 (@ndimichino) November 26, 2019
6.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a Journalist to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if “call a doctor for comment" helps https://t.co/PASjjQMW4N
— geoffrey mohan (@LATgeoffmohan) 26 November 2019
7.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Mom: *nudging* that should've been you
Me: Not now Mom
Mom: Not asking for a concert photographer to help, are they?
Me: Mom, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Mom: Go and see if shaking and zooming the camera helps
— Lucca (@Rucca_v) 26 November 2019
8.
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: *that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a Young Adult Author to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency
Dad: Go see if saying “now kiss” to the distressed woman and the flight attendant helps
— Tehlor Kay Mejia (@tehlorkay) 26 November 2019
