How to Annoy People on an Airplane

Traveling by airplane can sometimes be very uncomfortable, especially if it’s a long flight. You can take this article in one of two ways. The first is to actually use the ideas to annoy people in the air, while the second is to know what to avoid doing so you don't drive your fellow passengers crazy. Either way, here are some surefire tips on how to bother people while you're in the air.

Things You'll Need

• CD player and headphones

Instructions

1. Go through the overhead bins. Whether it is while the airplane is in the air or when you have just landed, start tossing bags out of the overhead bins until you find yours and leave them on the ground. Don’t offer to help pick them up or even acknowledge that you tossed them on the ground. If someone asks you what you think you are doing, just reply with, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

2. Let your child play freely. It is difficult for a parent to travel with children and for children to sit in a confined area for a long period of time. If you really want to annoy people, let your child lean over the back of the seat in front of him and pull on the person’s hair or drool on the person’s head. Let your child run up and down the aisles without saying anything or attempting to stop him.

3. Sing along with your music. Put earphones in your ears and listen to your CD player. Sing out loud, the way you would if you were in the shower or alone in the car. Better yet, dance in your seat to the beat of the music.

4. To truly annoy people around you, recline your seat for the entire flight and sit up, avoiding lying back in the seat. It will drive the person who is sitting behind you nuts.

5. Call for the flight attendant. Don’t push the button to get her attention: Whistle, snap your fingers or yell. Repeat this, even if the flight attendant asks you to push the button.

6. Cough or sneeze on your neighbors. When you cough, don’t cover your mouth. When you sneeze, don’t cover your nose. If you wipe your nose, pat your neighbor on the back.

Tips & Warnings

• Be careful! If you really annoy someone on the plane, you might get punched in the face.