Divorce can be quite messy and troublesome enough, but the prospect of a FlyerTalk member sharing some — or even losing all — of his or her miles and points to a soon-to-be-former spouse can be sheer torture.

Here is a compendium of threads to help one sort through the rules and policies regarding a divorce in some frequent traveler loyalty programs:

• Miles & Points in Divorce Settlement
• Divorce and Miles
• Frequent flier miles and divorce
• miles-divorce
• miles and divorce, death?
• Death, Divorce and Miles.
• Divorce and FF Miles….
• Divorce and United Miles
• Does UA allow miles from one account to be divided up 50/50 under divorce settlement?
• Divorce and United Miles
• Marriott Points and Divorce
• splitting mileage in a divorce
• Keeping Miles From Divorce

Imagine ordering your favorite fast food entrées, but as sushi, quiche or tapas.

Imagine no more. Be prepared to experience Fast Food, Like You’ve Never Seen Before.

Although the dishes described cannot be ordered in their respective culinary establishments where they would be available, one can order them in their original form and create a gastronomic masterpiece, complete with presentation, that will transform a Big Mac with french fries into a “McSteak and potatoes” as an example.

However, no matter how you cut it, slice it or present it, the fast food mentioned is no healthier even after its transition…

When partaking in the bubbly — as in soda — FlyerTalk member DMark just wants to be left alone to enjoy his drink while on the casino floor at the M resort in Las Vegas. However, DMark feels the need to Nitpick About Cocktail Waitresses At “M”, as he believes that they should stop bothering him and incessantly asking if he wants another drink while he gambles and does Coke — or Sprite, ginger ale or any other soda of his choice from the free soft drink self-service dispensers located throughout the casino floor.

One FlyerTalk member replies: “I’d be peeved, also, to be making half the tips as other Vegas cocktail waitresses do because of the self-serve soda fountains.” In response, another FlyerTalk member suggests “… then they should go work where all the other cocktail waitresses are working.”

Frankly, perhaps the aggressive cocktail waitresses at the M should all go to L…

…apparently, with regard to airlines:

• Air France Sucks
• Alitalia SUCKS!
• Swiss sucks
• Lufthansa Sucks
• Mexicana sucks !@#$%^&
• Sas Sucks!
• El Al’s “upgraded” Matmid Sucks
• American Airlines Sucks…Go UA Go!
• Air Canada Jazz Sucks !
• United sucks!

…and, just in case there was any doubt about United Airlines…

• United Really Sucks!
• US Airways Really Sucks!

One FlyerTalk member asks:

• Aeroplan sucks?

…to which the response is, apparently definitively…

• Aeroplan sucks!

Sometimes, once is not enough, as in the case with the Continental Airlines OnePass frequent flier loyalty program:

• Continental OnePass Sucks
• Continental One Pass Sucks

The Internet web sites of airlines are apparently not immune either:

• CO.com sucks
• NWA.com sucks
• United.com sucks
• Air Canada website sucks
• USAir’s website basically sucks

…or, at least, gassed.

Up to 2,000 Canada Geese may meet their ultimate demise to help prevent aircraft from “ditching” — that is, intentionally landing on water — in the future in order to prevent a situation similar to when a US Airways aircraft landed in the Hudson River earlier this year, if New York City has its way.

Is the possibility that NYC To Gas 2,000 Geese To Protect Aircraft a good idea or a bad idea?

FT search is again not working. One work around is to use google site:flyertalk.com <your search terms>.

Oh, yeah?!?

That is what you think!

Actually, that is not a statement of truth, but rather a statement as the result of a mistake, as Northwest Airlines is now officially a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, to eventually be completely merged together sometime in the future.

Who do you think stated that “Northwest Airlines is not part of Delta Air Lines”, and what do you think the mistake might be?

He comes with a lot of baggage also.

This is not about single people who have children, medical conditions, are divorced or have other issues and are therefore unfairly and unfortunately saddled with the stigma of “having extra baggage”. Rather, these are people who apparently followed the advice posted in the Best Luggage thread, which is where you should consider going if you are looking to either buy new luggage or replace your existing — and aging, travel worn and beaten —luggage.

What is Your Worst-ever Use of Miles?

Would it be when you spent them to get your girlfriend to visit you, only to be dumped by her three days later? Perhaps it was to have your sister-in-law stay with you for three months, only to do little more than fight constantly during that time. Could it be when you should have saved your miles and spent only $105 more for a revenue airline ticket? Maybe it was when you allowed all of your miles to expire…

…or, as some FlyerTalk members admit, the worst use of miles was not only such a bad use of miles after all, but also perhaps the best use of those miles?!?

This question was intended to ask if Hilton HHonors elite members lose the benefit of enjoying a free breakfast in the hotel restaurant if they are awarded an upgrade to the Executive Level, where there is usually an exclusive lounge that also serves breakfast. However, some Hilton HHonors elite members prefer dining on the breakfast offered in the hotel restaurant, as it may have more food choices, as well as better food.

Then there are FlyerTalk members who are bound to misinterpret the question asked by FlyerTalk member mario33: You lose your Breakfast if upgraded to Exec Floor ? Those FlyerTalk members threw up such responses as “Oh, I thought the tread title meant I had to throw up if I was upgraded to the exec floor. Thank goodness that is not the case.” and “Cute thread title. As the spouse of a Diamond member, I’d be more likely to lose my breakfast if we weren’t upgraded to the Executive Floor.

Apologies for bringing this up. ”

…and we here at The Gate apologize for regurgitating these quotes…