Uh, well, I'm guessing at least some of the other passengers will also know martial arts, and then there will be a crazy kung fu fight scene.
Note to terrorists: If you must attack a plane I'm on, please let it be this way.

Quickly as you can, snatch the boarding pass from my hand... When you can take the boarding pass from my hand, it will be time for you to leave.

A kung fu terrorist could succeed, as long as the passengers come at him one at a time, and the others stand around gesturing, waiting their turn.

Matthews must be drinking too much leftover eggnog.

Couldn't the passengers distract the terrorist by challenging him to put his fist through certain items, like a stack of dinner trays? Wouldn't the terrorist's honor be at stake if he refused?

Also, aren't they required to state the name of their dojo? In this case, the TSA could use some simple questions as an effective screening measure.

I'm waiting for Tweety to worry about when someone brings a muthafuckin' snake on the muthafuckin' plane.

Well, I have to go way off point here for just this one: My entry for the funniest line for 2009.

Every time i think about it, I crack up. Bob posted a video of a teabagger rally. In one scene some classic idiot was proudly displaying her hat. She had hung tea bags all around the brim.

Bob's comment was . . .

"Also, about the woman with the tea bags dangling in her face? Someone should tell her."

What would you give to be there when that happened?

Crouching Terrorist, Hidden Dragon.

I can see all kinds of great Jackie Chan moves: flipping the tray table down for a launching mechanism then flipping into an overhead bin then opening it into someone's face. Then using the in-flight phone as a distraction where he throws it and the other guy goes to catch it and takes a jab to the gut then bends over in pain only to get a laptop crashed over his head. And I can only imagine the damage the lavatory door could do in the hands of a kung fu genius.

This is all the more reason to clone Bruce Lee -- as airline marshalls.

Jennifer

Someone on that plane will know how to punch this little mutherfucker right in the Adam's apple, and then it won't matter how much kung fu he knows.

I may have heard one of the most bull shit quotes of the decade today.

Rick Sanchez was trying to interview John Ensign and Ensign said (paraphrasing) "I've been busy with health care reform".

WTF? Name me one Republican that can claim to have "been busy" with health care reform!!!!!!!!!!!!

Especially since it got out of Baucus' hands!

Lying bastard!

hahahaAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAhahahahahaah
oh my god, thats the stupidest quote of the decade

EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!
TERRORISTS ARMED ONLY WITH BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU SKILLS PERFORM REAR NAKED CHOKE ON JETLINERS FUEL LINES KILLING HUNDREDS!

I agree it is unlikely that one person with martial art skills could take down a plane. But what about a group of people? Could they take over the beverage cart, throw cans or heavy objects and do some damage, especially to passengers sleeping on a long flight, incapcitate the attendants and light a fire in the bathroom?

Oh come on Tweety...you can well afford to hire Chuck Norris or Jackie Chan to accompany you on your flights...and hey, what a 'you tube' video that would make!!!
As for the rest of us...we'll probably just take our chances ducking the lightening strikes first.