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SIBLING FIGHTS JUST AREN'T WORTH IT

A recent United Airlines flight from San
Francisco to Shanghai had to make an
unscheduled stop in Anchorage, Alaska,
because of a fight on board.
With hundreds of strangers on a plane, it
shouldn't be surprising that a fight
would break out, especially since there's
so little space between passengers that
lice don't have to jump.

But this fight was strange because the
combatants were twin sisters. According
to a Reuters article, Cynthia and Crystal
Mikula, 22, of Buckley, Michigan, started
hurling obscenities at each other, as
though they were on television or
something.

When the plane's crew tried to intervene,
Cynthia allegedly hit a flight attendant,
while Crystal put a chokehold on another
attendant. After being taken to a jail in
Alaska, the sisters asked for an
attorney, perhaps to help them negotiate
a good contract with the World Wrestling
Federation.

The plane's crew, meanwhile, had to
apologize to passengers:

Flight attendant: "Sorry for the
inconvenience. Those twins were acting
like kids. Yes, just like a pair of young
goats. In the future, we'll try to
separate all twins, putting one in the
front of the plane and the other in the
cargo hold."

Passenger: "No need to apologize. That
was the best in-flight entertainment I've
ever had! Most airlines just show a
movie. And you didn't even charge us
extra. From now on, I'm always flying
United Airlines. I love the unfriendly
skies."

Second passenger: "Yes, that was better
than the Lennox Lewis-Hasim Rahman fight.
I loved the way one of the sisters put a
chokehold on you. I have only one
request: Next time I fly, can you seat me
a little closer to the action?"

It's not unusual for siblings to fight,
but I wonder how twins, especially
identical twins, insult each other.

Cynthia: "You're so ugly, the flight
attendant just asked us if we'd like
vegetarian, non-vegetarian or Purina."

Crystal: "Well, you're so dumb, you don't
realize you're insulting yourself."

I know what it's like to fight with a
sister. My sister, Irene, and I did so
much fighting as youngsters, I barely had
time for other hobbies.

I once took a hot cigarette lighter from
a car and stuck it into her thigh. And
she once threw a stone right at my face.
Thankfully, the lighter didn't leave a
mark on her thigh and the only mark on my
body was the one our dad left on my butt.

I don't know why we fought so much. It
just seemed like a fun thing to do. The
only thing better than harassing my
sister was doing it while watching Scooby
Doo.

Now that we're adults, it seems so
ridiculous. I wouldn't dream of hurting
my sister. She's a very special part of
my life, someone who loves and accepts me
and has always been there for me. I
wouldn't trade her for a million dollars.
Even if I were offered lifetime tickets
to see my favorite football team, I'd
have to think about it.

When I hear of people feuding with their
siblings, or, even worse, cutting them
off, I wonder what caused the trouble. At
times, it's something serious, but all
too often, it's something trivial, a
misunderstanding that pride has turned
into a major conflict, one that even
Bishop Tutu couldn't resolve.

I wonder what the twins on that flight
were fighting over. I sure hope it wasn't
the peanuts.

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