Longtime Conan sidekick Andy Richter was stuck in a nightmarish travel situation on Sunday, when his flight from New York City to Los Angeles got sidelined twice due to inclement weather. And to top off the whole ordeal, while initially waiting for his flight to take off, he was stuck sitting across from a fellow passenger who removed his socks and shoes, adamantly putting his nasty bare feet up on the screen in front of him.
“So I snitched this fucker out to the flight attendant, who told him to put them down,” tweeted Richter. “Puts them back a few minutes later & I asked him to put them down. ‘They’re your bare feet, man.’ He was shocked & put them down. When he just put them back up I decided fuck it, I’m tweeting.”
So I snitched this fucker out to the flight attendant, who told him to put them down. Puts them back a few minutes later & I asked him to put them down. “They’re your bare feet, man.” He was shocked & put them down. When he just put them back up I decided fuck it, I’m tweeting pic.twitter.com/EeeHCPUFwe
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) August 19, 2019
Despite having been asked twice to put his feet down, the guy was somehow shocked when asked to put them down a third time, just before having to deplane. “It’s a basic airplane courtesy thing,” explained the flight attendant.
The flight attendant came back right before we got off and asked him to take them down again. Guy did and asked “is that like a just-when-taxiing thing?” Attendant: “no, it’s a basic airplane courtesy thing.” Guy seemed surprised to hear that
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) August 19, 2019
It didn’t take long for others to jump in to express their solidarity with the disgusting situation by sharing similar instances of passenger shenanigans, or by making jokes to lighten the mood.
At least there’s socks
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) August 19, 2019
Larger feet, longer legs, but I’m guessing he’s the offspring of this creature. https://t.co/5IP1VfIgV1
— Alafair Burke (@alafairburke) August 19, 2019
Why a packet of alcohol wipes are an airplane essential. Don't touch that TV til you've used one if you don't want nasty-feet-hand! https://t.co/1ahHdVbs3z
— Mkay (@JoyAnnReid) August 19, 2019
Solidarity, comrade
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) August 19, 2019
“Fuck it, I’m Tweeting” is a solid memoir title.
— Schooley (@Rschooley) August 19, 2019
Others, including comedian Nick Kroll, pointed out that even the passenger’s own dog (yes, there was a dog) seemed to be judging him:
HA!
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) August 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/SortaBad/status/1163258272314531840
Yeah, the dogs expression seems like he is aware that that is not proper flight conduct.
— Matt Helm (@matthelmscream) August 19, 2019
That dog is mortified with this dude’s toes.
— Lea Benson (@bledwine) August 19, 2019
Eventually, some six or so hours later, Richter finally boarded a flight to take him home — sans bare feet guy. “We got on and off the plane twice,” he tweeted. “I’ve been at JFK long enough to get a little drunk twice. Mazel, everybody.”
It’s 11:02 and I’m finally on a flight that’s supposedly going to get me home. My original flight was supposed to leave at 4:30. We got on and off the plane twice. Ive been at JFK long enough to get a little drunk twice. Mazel, everybody.
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) August 19, 2019
He got off the plane. Thank god for that sweet dog.
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) August 19, 2019
A few years back, comedian Kumail Nanjiani experienced a similar ordeal on a flight from North Carolina to Los Angeles, which he also tweeted and coincidentally later recalled on Conan. In that instance, the passenger in question actually went so far as to take his pants off — yet blessedly at least left his socks on. Thank god for small miracles.