Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
You real men on the 9 shouldn't even need a release. Just sit down, pimp slap the FO a couple times, squeeze the A-line's jugs, and then launch in the general direction of where you're going because the s-o-b will get there...always. Why will it get there? Because you have a hairy chest that would make hasslehoff jealous and brass balls clanging so loud that when you die they'll replace the bell in Big Ben with them.
Oh wait.... this isnt 1965 is it?

80,
We used to be able to do all of those things on the -9, but as each decade went by, one more "perk disappeared.
In 1975, no longer could we pimp slap the FO. They started fighting back.
In 1985, no longer could we squeeze the A-lines jugs. They started filing lawsuits.
In 1995, no longer could we launch in the general direction of where we were going. ACT started complaining.
And in 2005, no longer could we just sit down. Because after 40 years, the seats were horrific and we have to find something for back support, before we even think about sitting down in that lumbar cruncher.
We've lost a lot over the years.