Seriously, @delta??!? pic.twitter.com/j9pZlcDyAU
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) April 22, 2017
Look at that rather dapper dog seated next to you on the flight. Is that a dandy? A party animal? Or something to be wary of? (Don’t answer, United.) This situation presented itself on a Delta flight when NBC political analyst Mark Halperin met his row neighbor and took a picture for the world to see.
As is internet law, Twitter was filled excitement about the traveling dog. (It’s a bit like when the kids at Springfield Elementary went berserk for a dog in the vents.) Halperin’s caption of “Seriously, @delta??!?” was interpreted a few different ways on social media. There was the “yeah, that dog is industrial grade cute, you lucky flight enthusiast” crowd, the “are you complaining about having a bow-tied dog, no, HERO, next to you?” crowd and just folks that like talking about dogs on a silly social media service because why not?
https://twitter.com/cxcope/status/855686356315521024
https://twitter.com/HollyAnderson/status/855761635926880256
That doggo is dressed nicer than I am. https://t.co/YYhBP37l6k
— kate ☕️✨🪴 (@makeitloud) April 22, 2017
Awwwww! Good dog!
— Jane Espenson (@JaneEspenson) April 22, 2017
Seriously, @delta??!? pic.twitter.com/5eSEBzpJT8
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) April 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/AndyCole84/status/855822390311268352
Being seated next to a good boy. That's the dream. https://t.co/85AxPrSxCk
— Utah A&M (@Utah_AM) April 22, 2017
I don't see a problem here https://t.co/pAfJPIbU0L
— Meat Wentz (@AnsoniiSan) April 22, 2017
.@MarkHalperin @Delta I'd say the same if I had to sit next to your baby.
— Doug Stanhope (@DougStanhope) April 22, 2017
Are you upset there is only one dog next to you?
— Brian Kibler (@bmkibler) April 22, 2017
I want to hang out with the dog
— 1000 Weeping Tigers (@subtlerbutler) April 22, 2017
Not you Mark, just the dog
— 1000 Weeping Tigers (@subtlerbutler) April 22, 2017
Mark Halperin would clear up any worries that he’s a villain of dogs everywhere by lavishing praise on his seatmate.
This dog is cute & service, companion & emotional support dogs= best souls on Earth.Point was,on long flt Delta sat dog apart from its owner pic.twitter.com/QnhzEm1WAz
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) April 22, 2017
See! A support dog with a bowtie that an airborne Halperin could share work stories with. Not entirely sure why the support dog was separate from their companion, but that for a different collection of tweets, we suppose. If airlines could be a sweetheart and refrain from the stroller incidents and aggressive passenger removal, we’d have more time for this sort of conversation.