An Almost Full Flight

    Laugh if you want, but I work with a guy who pulls this routine when the flight he's on is almost, but not quite, full.  No, he doesn't carry those books, but as the plane fills up, he goes into a coughing, wheezing, shivering routine.

    And it works.  Nobody will sit next to him unless its the last available seat.  It is truly amazing to watch him perform.  The whole trick is to not overdo it, to where people know it's a put-on.