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	<title>Mike Barish &#187; Crash &amp; Learn</title>
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		<title>On A Wing &amp; Some Prayers</title>
		<link>http://mikebarish.com/2011/01/24/on-a-wing-some-prayers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike barish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crash & Learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invocation card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lion Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p id="top" /><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1834" title="InvocationCover" src="http://mikebarish.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/InvocationCover.jpg" alt="&quot;invocation card&quot; &quot;lion air&quot; prayer invocation" width="250" height="499" />Plenty of people are scared of flying. There&#8217;s certainly no shame in it assuming that you don&#8217;t wet yourself at the sound of the landing gear retracting. Everyone has their own way of coping with aerophobia. For some it&#8217;s alcohol, for others it&#8217;s drugs and for many, it&#8217;s the power of prayer. I&#8217;m sure plenty of you pray prior to flights, but up until I flew from Bali to Jogjakarta, I had never seen a formal in-flight invocation card printed by an airline. Thanks to Lion Air, however, we can now see how peoples of several faiths can cover all of their bases before ascending to 30,000 feet and hurdling through the air at several hundred miles per hour.</p>
<p>Whether you&#8217;re Muslim, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist or Protestant (sorry, Jews, Sikhs, Pagans and Rastafarians), Lion Air&#8217;s got you covered when it&#8217;s time to bless your flight in the hopes of a safe voyage.</p>
<p>The invocation card provides blessings in the languages of the specific faiths as well as some fantastic English translations. While they all differ slightly, the gist of each is &#8220;Dear, [insert deity], please get us to our destination safely, make sure our flight crew isn&#8217;t drunk and thanks for the lift.&#8221;</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t pray before flights (or during flights, after flights or in between flights). I usually just buckle up, assert my dominance of the armrests and fall asleep before takeoff.</p>
<p>What about you? Do you pray for safe passage to your destination? Share your experiences in the comments.</p>
<p>To view larger images of both sides of the invocation card, click the thumbnails below.</p>
<p><a href="http://mikebarish.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Invocation1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1839" title="Invocation1" src="http://mikebarish.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Invocation1-300x191.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="191" /></a> <a href="http://mikebarish.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Invocation2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1840" title="Invocation2" src="http://mikebarish.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Invocation2-300x191.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="191" /></a></p>
<p><em>Author&#8217;s note: Yeah, yeah, I see that the invocation card says &#8220;Please do not remove from the aircraft.&#8221; Such warnings have <a href="../category/crash-learn/" target="_self">never stopped me before</a>.</em></p>
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		<title>Crash &amp; Learn: Circle of Life</title>
		<link>http://mikebarish.com/2010/07/28/crash-learn-circle-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike barish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crash & Learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Airlines]]></category>

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<p>Chad never regretted giving Grandpa Max the broken life vest. The old man was overripe anyway.</p>
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		<title>Crash &amp; Learn: Junk in the Trunk</title>
		<link>http://mikebarish.com/2010/07/23/crashlearn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike barish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crash & Learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wideroe]]></category>

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<p>No one told Sven that black pants would be slimming on a man with such a pronounced buttocks.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.wideroe.no/?language=en" target="_blank">Widerøe</a> Dash 8</em> 400 Series Safety Card.</p>
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		<title>Crash &amp; Learn: From the Minds of Babes</title>
		<link>http://mikebarish.com/2010/07/13/crash-learn-from-the-minds-of-babes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike barish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crash & Learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chautauqua Airlines]]></category>

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<p>It was at that moment that Tucker regretted never having slept with a black woman.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.shuttleamerica.com/subsidiaries.html" target="_blank">Chautauqua Airlines</a> Embraer 135/145 Safety Card.</em></p>
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		<title>Crash &amp; Learn: Dis(assembly) Required</title>
		<link>http://mikebarish.com/2010/06/29/crash-learn-disassembly-required/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike barish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crash & Learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Icelandair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IKEA]]></category>

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<p>Thankfully, everyone from the IKEA instruction manuals survived.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.icelandair.com/" target="_blank">Icelandair</a> B757-300 Safety Card.</em></p>
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		<title>Crash &amp; Learn: Cute Can Kill</title>
		<link>http://mikebarish.com/2010/06/17/crash-learn-cute-can-kill/</link>
		<comments>http://mikebarish.com/2010/06/17/crash-learn-cute-can-kill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike barish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crash & Learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diarrhea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hot air balloon]]></category>

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<p>Leaping out of a moving basket to pet an adorable dog is the second leading cause of hot air balloon deaths. Chronic diarrhea being the first.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.kapadokyaballoons.com/" target="_blank">Kapadokya Balloons</a>.</em></p>
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		<title>Crash &amp; Learn: Brainstorming</title>
		<link>http://mikebarish.com/2010/06/02/crash-learn-brainstorming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike barish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crash & Learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Continental]]></category>

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<p>Janice always had her best ideas at night.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/default.aspx" target="_blank">Continental Airlines</a> B737-800/900 Safety Card.</em></p>
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		<title>Crash &amp; Learn: Angsty</title>
		<link>http://mikebarish.com/2010/05/21/crash-learn-angsty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike barish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crash & Learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VAustralia]]></category>

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<p>In the event of a water landing, please remain emo. Your parents will continue to not understand you.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.vaustralia.com.au/" target="_blank">V Australia</a> 777-300 Safety Card.</em></p>
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		<title>Crash &amp; Learn: Perfect 10</title>
		<link>http://mikebarish.com/2010/05/20/crash-learn-perfect-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 15:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike barish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crash & Learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delta]]></category>

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<p>Bobby nailed the dismount but the Russian judge was too preoccupied to notice.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.delta.com/index.jsp?noFlash=true" target="_blank">Delta</a> B757-200 Safety Card.</em></p>
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		<title>Crash &amp; Learn: Bittersweet Goodbyes</title>
		<link>http://mikebarish.com/2010/05/19/crash-learn-bittersweet-goodbyes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 20:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike barish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crash & Learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JetBlue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex]]></category>

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<p>Bobby let Grace down as easily as he could. She was a sweet gal, but it was never supposed to be more than just sex.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="http://jetblue.com/" target="_blank">JetBlue</a> A320 Safety Card.</em></p>
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