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  13 2 I, a non-Boeing-executive, LOVE the Blue Angels. Sure, you can start discussing militarism and corporations and public spending, and we could definitely work the Patriarchy into this, but I just think it's really really cool to watch big jets fly really fast and do cool stuff. Growing up in the south end, the Blue Angels were the highlight of my summers. They are awesome, in the literal, awe-inspiring sense of the word; as a child they inspired joyful, rapturous feelings. They used to fly so low that you could see the pilots faces and if they saw you waving, they would wiggle their wings in response. New regulations (since there was an accident) keep them higher, but they still fucking rock. It's crazy to think about the physics of flying that fast (and stopping mid-air to hurdle back toward Earth). JN answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  13 3 I only like them in bed but then only for the sex. After we fuck I kick them to the curb. I mean they're Navy jocks, they're only good for sex. Andy answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  8 2 People here tend not to like them because they spend a week flying over the city and making quite a racket. And you'll notice that many of the people who like them fall into two categories. - People who grew up seeing them as kids every year - People who live in the outskirts, some of which make it an event to come in and see them, and don't have to put up with the noise like those in city limits do. Other flying jet teams in other cities tend to do all their flying in rural areas or the outskirts, so it doesn't bother the locals as much. Steven Gomez answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  7 1 I would love them if they didn't make my ears and head hurt, rattle my windows, fuck up traffic, and make every damn dog in the neighborhood start barking. We need precision gliders! I admire the skill of the pilots, but the noise while they're practicing and then during the actual show runs is horrific. I feel the same way about hydroplanes, but fortunately for me, I cannot afford property close enough to Lake Washington to hear them. The Blue Angels come to me. Ow. Geni answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  4 0 I'm going to guess that the thousands upon thousands of people lining both sides of Lake Washington (among other places) enjoy them very much. bigyaz answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  4 1 I guess I'm in the minority here, seeing how I love them and have loved them since I was a wee lad. Nicolas George answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  8 5 Hell yes! I love all manifestations of military might! Tanks! Guns! Those fuckin' awesome Abu Ghraib photos! Poisoned water supplies! The faces of burn victims! The bigger and more senseless, the better! You say "Billion dollar fighter jets doing little but making dogs howl and children piss their pants" and I say "Bring 'em on!" Gurldoggie answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  4 1 I love watching the Blue Angels, but I was born on an Air Force base and my Dad was a jet pilot Captain in the USAF, so maybe that's skewed my appreciation. On the other hand, I also love all the amateur fireworks shows we put on in unincorporated King County, so maybe I just like crowds and loud noises. It's so much fun to walk out onto an empty I-90 bridge to watch the Blue Angels... Peter F answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 1 Goddammit, it's that time of year again, isn't it? My cats freak out whenever they perform/practice. I can usually handle it, but a couple years ago I ducked for cover when I was walking near Broadway and heard the sky rip open. Motherfuckers. trstr answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  3 4 I'd like them better if they didn't come around every year. Why get excited? They'll just be back again, and again, and again, and again. But then I'm also bored with fireworks. The people who ooh and ahh over them crack me up. You'd think we didn't get a fireworks show twice a year minimum. keshmeshi answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  11 13 There is no good reason to like the blue angles. agl answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 4 Yeah, l do. l've never lived anywhere that had that kind of display, and l find the precision pretty fucking cool. They wake me up at least twice around this time every year, but honestly, l don't mind it. Seafair's a fun, though frat-boyish event, and l look forward to the Blue Angels being part of that. l only wish l could spend every one out on the water. freikja answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  8 11 I think Boeing executives like the Blue Angels, since Boeing is paid hundreds of millions of tax dollars to build and maintain the flying monster trucks used in the show. Other than that, nobody likes the Blue Angels. kibbies answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 6 I fuckin LOVE the Blue Angels! I get goose bumps when they make the ground shake in full afterburner just a few hundred off the deck. Making shit that blows other shit up is one of the few last things Americans do better than anyone. Embrace your birthright hippies--BooYahhhhh! Westside forever answered in News & Politics over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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