Did you hear about Barrington Irving, the 23 year-old kid who just finished flying around the world? Yeah, you read that right. He flew AROUND THE WORLD! In an AIRPLANE!

HE DID IT!

Wait a minute, is this the 21st century? It is, right?

I just got a little confused because it’s 2007 and the New York Times just published a story celebrating a person for flying around the world. And not with a jet-pack.

“My plane had no radar and no de-icing equipment,” said Mr. Irving, after the Rao’s crowd welcomed him back to earth with a warm ovation. “It was just me up there, alone, flying on gut instinct — pretty much the way Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart did it.”

Yeah, I guess it was pretty much the same way. Except now you live in an age where people fly all the time. Oh, also, the moon? We did that, too. Over forty years ago.

The trip, which cost roughly a million dollars, was rejected by more than 50 different sponsors.

Uhm, no shit? A million dollars? Seriously? What? WHAT? Do you know what else you could buy for a million dollars? Like, five jet-packs. What an idiot.

Barrington Irving: Hi, I’m looking for sponsors to help pay for my trip around the world.
Sponsor: (Opens wallet) Okay, how much are you looking for?
Barrington Irving: About a million dollars.
Sponsor: Did you just say a million dollars? Go away. Are you retarded?

96 days, a million dollars, and an outdated dream. That’s all it takes.

Hey, look what I just did:

That’s a trip around the world I just planned. In less than a minute. I’ll fly around the world in 3 days for only 4 thousand dollars. Plus, I gave myself some time to shop a little bit.

In conclusion: Orbitz. Look it up, shithead.