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A Yodel and a Strudel and You're There

Austrian Airlines have got all excited this week about their new "Austrian Snack Box." Their press department's bombarded corners of the web with hype about the meal now being served on all international flights more than 65 minutes long (that precision is something that goes with being German-speakers, we presume).

It's not really surprising to learn that, depending on the time of day, your Austrian Snack Box could include some Austrian pastry delicacies like a nice apple strudel, or later in the day a special beef salad or cold cuts. But what they really say is so special about it is the postcard lid. Yep, this super-specially-designed box has a lid that you can tear off and use as a postcard--at the moment Austrian Airlines will even stick a stamp on it for you for free if you "mail" it on board.

The press machine says passengers are overjoyed with the new deal and call it "delicious, tasty, refined and fresh." What they don't mention is the passengers who just think they'd rather have a bigger meal without the frilly postcard...and the postcard recipients who will wonder why their love letters give off the faint aroma of schnitzel.

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