"Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, and fuck you, I'm out!"

If you’re going out, go out with a bang.

Steven Slater, a Jet Blue airline attendant, followed that credo to the fullest today.

From MSNBC:

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police say Slater was working on a JetBlue Airways Corp. flight from Pittsburgh when he got into a heated argument with the passenger about baggage. They say as the plane was landing Slater used the public-address system to berate the passenger. They say he then activated the slide, slid down and went to his car.

The New York Daily News reported that he took over the intercom and called the passenger a 12-letter epithet beginning with m and then told everyone, "I've been in the business 28 years. I've had it. That's it."

Only a yinzer could irritate someone to the point where they snap in such an extreme fashion. Though I have to say, if you’ve been a flight attendant for 28 years…maybe it’s time for a career change, anyways? And why did it take police so long to catch this guy? He opened a plane's escape slide, slid down, probably took an employee shuttle to the lot where his car was, and then drove home, all of which must've taken a couple of hours at a minimum.

Nevertheless, Mr. Slater is now in the lead for "coolest quitting ever"—you know, aside from the jailtime and all.

UPDATE: ABC News has covered the story, and it's definitely worthy of a viewing (apparently Slater grabbed a couple of beers before taking off...fantastic).