This is not about letting a sleeping dog lie -- at least not at the nearest airport near you.

But, now, since three air traffic controllers have been fired for sleeping on the job, people say crews should be allowed to take controlled naps during working hours to improve attentiveness.

Naps, schnapps. ... 

Team Glittarazzi hit the streets for some more creative suggestions.

At the top of our list? Blasting SiriusXM Radio's BPM channel in the air traffic control tower.

Caroline Andrews, Nicole Capo and Matthew Umstead contributed to this report.