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The plastic-lined airsickness bag was created by ) are completely plastic. The development of larger aircraft and advances in design have reduced the occurrence of air sickness. This has led to bags being given a secondary use as general purpose waterproof waste containers which is often reflected in the labelling of the bag and instructional diagrams. Another common use is that of photographic mailing envelope (especially Australia). Airlines have also printed bags to serve as card game scoresheets and Continental Airlines once suggested that they be used as Doggy Bag s for airline food. Some airlines have displayed a certain sense of humor in designing their airsickness bags. For a brief time, for example, the German carrier Hapag-Lloyd Express (now TUIfly ) had bags that said "Thank you for your criticism!". COLLECTING Amongst the collectors of Aeronautical Memorabilia there is a sub-culture of sickness-bag aficionados. The Guinness Book Of Records recognises Dutchman Niek Vermeulen as the world record holder for the number of different bags (5006 as of 5 Sept 2006). Recent financial constraints on airlines have led to many carriers saving unnecessary expense, for some it has been the withdrawal of garnish on a meal while others have opted for generic or plain white bags. Recognising the collectible aspect of bags, in 2005 ''. REFERENCES IN POPULAR CULTURE
:"Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC :Didn't get to bed last night :All the way the paper bag was on my knee :Man, I had a dreadful flight"
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