Diamond told the Associated Press that he was "flying way above sea level" when heard about the honour.

BBC: Meryl Streep to receive Kennedy Center honour

"There is a better chance of people flapping their arms and flying from Lanai to Maui, " he told The Associated Press.

NPR: APNewsBreak: Steven Tyler Act Stalls In Hawaii

"With fuel prices where they are, we are clearly flying into very significant headwinds, " he quipped to The Associated Press on Tuesday, adding that he believes BA could increase its operating margin--he just didn't know exactly when.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Was Republican Party chairman Haley Barbour's four-line press release equivalent to then Democratic Party head Ron Brown's flying the flag at half staff over party headquarters and attending services when his counterpart, Lee Atwater, died young of a brain tumor?

CNN: Washington Diary

Jerry was skeptical from the get-go about a mechanical cause (and took a shot at the press for swallowing the claims so easily) in this March piece he headlined, Toyota, Flying Saucers and Bigfoot.

FORBES: Jerry Flint, Toyota and Big Feet