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More from our When you gotta go, you gotta go file… While waiting on the ground for one-half hour on the ground for bad weather to clear, I overheard the following: Tower: “United 123 taxi into position and hold” United 123: “We are unable to. We have a passenger in the lavatory” Tower: “United 124, do you have a passenger in the lav?” United 124: “No sir” Tower: “United 124, your up!”

Published Feb 23, 2003 12:00 AM EST

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While waiting on the ground for a half hour for bad weather to clear, I overheard the following:

Tower: "United 123 taxi into position and hold."

United 123: "We are unable to. We have a passenger in the lavatory."

Tower: "United 124, do you have a passenger in the lav?"

United 124: "No sir."

Tower: "United 124, you're up!"