Is the Sky Falling? Diddy Ditches Private Jet for “Coach” Due to High Fuel Prices
by Matthew McDermott, New York, NY on 08.28.08
Explicit Language Warning: Diddy’s language is probably too colorful for work or your children. You’ve been warned.
I generally try to stay well clear of anything associated with Diddy (or as the Telegraph insists calling him “Sean Coombs, known as P Diddy”), but I just couldn’t resist on this one.
$200,000 Per Trip Price Tag Just Too M****r F*****g High
Apparently the $346 million music star is feeling the pinch of higher energy costs and has issued this video plea for everyone to feel his pain that he now has to fly commercial airlines (in “coach” no less, never mind that he’s actually in first class) perhaps get the Saudi’s to personally send him some oil, and stop flying his private jet back and forth across the country at a cost of $200,000 each trip.
Now that Diddy’s out of the private jet—I won’t begrudge him that the reason has nothing to do with going green—perhaps he’d like to buy a carbon offset, or, even better, learn about the joys of rail travel?
I can see the headline now: “Diddy buys personal rail carriage, ushers in a renaissance of the super-rich embracing private train travel.” Nothing says bling more than a private carriage lined with sustainably harvested wood paneling, organic fabrics on the chairs and a selection of organic sparkling wines at the bar.
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Good on ya! I have no problem with the harsh language, after all, this IS a serious problem.
And Coombs acting doesn't pay him much, so he probably can't deduct much. I thought he was real good in Monsters' Ball.
Now that would be something...a return to luxury rail cars by the elite. Talk about a way to get the masses to support trains again. I can see it now...MTV's new show "Cribs: Railroad Edition"
$200,000 per flight...ouch. Even the richest would feel that sting. Pain at the Pump, meet Tarmac Heart-Attack.
For $200,000 per flight you'd think he must be feeding uncut diamonds into his engines...that's just insane...
It's worth remembering that gas prices haven't gone up *that* much. If the trip costs $200,000 now then he was probably flying that private jet back and forth at a cost of $100,000 a trip not so long ago. Boo hoo.
What a D-bag this guy is! All the brothers have made him into a real jerk!
I feel just terrible for him, having to ground his jet, and fly first class with the great unwashed. I mean, it is one thing when people have to try to decide between gas to get to work, or food for their families, but when it starts to hit people like Puff-, I mean P-, I mean Diddy, well, that really makes you stop and think.
Oh woe for the rich, and their loss of unsustainable luxuries. Next thing you know they will have to stop importing pre-filled disposable plastic ice-cube trays from New Zealand, and start filling their own trays with Evian. Or their servants will, anyway.
Wow, that must be hard. There are some families fighting to put food on their tables, and P Diddy is complaining that he has to fly commercial like the rest of us. Maybe if celebrities gave up some of their luxuries and helped out more in communities that need it, more common folks like me would respect them a bit more and not mentioning that they would be helping out society.