Good Question: Is There A Game You Would Leave A Plane For?
By Christy Strawser
CBS Detroit Managing Editor
Movie star Alec Baldwin was ejected from an American Airlines flight after refusing to stop playing "Words With Friends" on his iPad. The plane was still on the tarmac, and though FAA rules require shutting off all electronic equipment when the plane's doors are closed, Baldwin didn't want to shut off his game.
He chose to leave the plane instead, calling the attendant a "rude, thoughtless little pig" on his way out. Oh no, wait, that was daughter in an earlier incident.
This time, he allegedly exited without incident, boarded another plane and then Tweeted his anger repeatedly with the hashtag #nowonderamericanairlinesisbankrupt .
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the incident is the explanation put out this morning by Baldwin's publicity agent.
"Alec was asked to leave the flight for playing Words with Friends while parked the gate. He loves WWF so much that he was willing to leave a plane for it ..." Baldwin's representative told People Magazine.
Baldwin loves Words With Friends, a Scrabble-style electronic game, so much he was willing to leave a plane to keep playing it. Really?
Let us know, is there any game you would leave a plane for?