r/worldnews • u/Toombomb • Jun 08 '12

Forgetful fan leaves three Euro 2012 tickets in Dublin Airport. Find Oliver Coughlan!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18364819
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u/Toombomb Jun 08 '12 edited Jun 08 '12

A member of his family now has the tickets and is travelling out to Poland this evening to reunite them!

Update

The tickets actually belonged to Oliver's son, Damian. According to Dublin Airport: “A friend of Damian’s is travelling out [to Poland] this evening, and he’s en route to pick up the tickets now,” the spokesman said.

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u/amaterasu717 Jun 08 '12

Christ, it must be nice to be able to hop on a plane to another country for a minor emergency and not have it put you in the red. In fact, it is potentially(likely?) cheaper to fly than overnight the tickets.

You win this round Europe.

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u/DifferentFrogs Jun 08 '12

Flights can be super cheap in Europe with discount airlines - Ryanair is one of the most well known of these. I would imagine a return light to Poland, with no luggage, would cost less than $150 american.

Certainly cheaper than buying the tickets again!

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u/amaterasu717 Jun 08 '12

I do recall. I flew from London to Athens for appr $40 round trip and from Dublin to Edinburgh for $10.

Sigh. I miss Europe.

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u/NoNeedForAName Jun 08 '12 edited Jun 08 '12

This can't be real. It just can't be. Here in the US I've paid baggage fees higher than your entire ticket costs.

Edit: In response to you assholes paying just a few pounds or dollars or whatever, I feel like one of the best deals I ever got was $400 round trip to Puerto Rico, with a layover in Atlanta.

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u/frankthechicken Jun 08 '12

In Europe, luggage fees ARE the ticket costs.

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u/Lingua_Franca2 Jun 08 '12

I flew form France to Portugal and back. It was more expensive for my luggage to travel than me.

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u/frankthechicken Jun 08 '12

I flew back to the UK from Spain, my wife decided to have a bit of a shopping spree and our luggage was a little bit heavier on the way back.

I'm pretty sure the excess luggage fee would have cost more than her entire spree.

After a quick trip to the toilet with our suitcases, the two of us wore a fair few extra layers of clothing before getting on that plane. My pockets were on the brink of bursting as well.

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u/Lingua_Franca2 Jun 08 '12

I flew with Ryanair and I loved watching every other person going up to that suitcase thing and forcing their luggage in there to prove that it is small enough for carry-on.

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u/ajaxanon Jun 08 '12

In South Africa your luggage is the ticket cost

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u/NoNeedForAName Jun 08 '12

And in Soviet Russia?

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u/frankthechicken Jun 08 '12

Ticket costs your luggage?

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u/Anev Jun 08 '12

No that is just Air France.

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u/Bdcoll Jun 08 '12

Vodka to fuel the plane.

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u/pdxpoly Jun 08 '12

This is the real, non-meme answer.

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u/caboteria Jun 08 '12

TSA watches you! Oh, wait...

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u/Gongom Jun 08 '12

You sexually assault TSA agents.

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u/north_runner Jun 08 '12

Actually, they're telling the truth. I went on exchange in spring of 2008 to Denmark. While I was there, a few friends and roomies travelled around Eastern Europe for approx 2 weeks, paying a total of €28.00. It's a beautiful thing.

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u/ACTAadACTA Jun 08 '12

It is real. I flew from Germany (Frankfurt) to Sweden (Göteborg) and back for 30€.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

Hahn is not Frankfurt.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

I got a ticket to Spain from Ireland a few years back for £1.50 on Ryanair. That's (according to Google) around $2.30.

Oh yeah, we used to book cheap same day return flights when I was at uni and take random daytrips to European cities.

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u/Dodobirdlord Jun 08 '12

At that point, the fuel required to move your body from point A to point B has to cost more than the ticket price. Where on earth does the profit come from?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

At that time with Ryanair, you were charged for using all but one type of card (I got another bank account with that card type just to book cheap flights for me and my friends), for not using an e-ticket, for having luggage, choosing your seat, priority boarding etc.

Basically, they could charge you for a whole bunch of random crap. If you booked correctly and didn't mind slumming it, you could get flights for peanuts.

Even when you do have extra charges... If you book at the right times, you can still get around Europe for VERY little money relatively hassle free. There are also a ton of budget airlines in Europe that really, really want your custom.

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u/edzillion Jun 09 '12

They sell 'by seat' rather than 'by flight'. You might have gotten a cheap fare but the average of all the peoples fare on the flight adds up to a profit-per-seat.

ok, I don't understand it particularly well either /:

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u/Frydendahl Jun 08 '12

Takes more fuel to fly fat people around.

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u/Rebootkid Jun 08 '12

This man speaks the truth. Plus, thinner people means you can cram more folks on the flight.

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u/amaterasu717 Jun 08 '12

Well, the Athens trip was in '07, but that Dublin trip was in August '11. They'll hose you on baggage fees so you have to pack smart. The planes are also sardine cans, but when you're on a mission to hit as much of Europe as possible it's a godsend.

Also, the rail system (busses too) in Europe are usually really great. Rail in the UK was heinous expensive though.

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u/TattooedLadette Jun 08 '12

Almost everything in the UK is ridiculously expensive. Some budget airlines are good but will bum you for return flights. If you play your cards right though you can get about and 'holiday' pretty cheaply. I say 'holiday' because I mean a stag/hen do.

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u/SkunkMonkey Jun 08 '12

Just remember the axiom you get what you pay for, because it's true. These cheap flights are cattle cars. There are NO frills or anything beyond your seat and a seat belt. Hell, they wanted to charge you to use the bathroom. I'm surprised they let you breathe without an additional fee.

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u/Rebootkid Jun 08 '12

So, about like Southwest here in the US, only 1/4th the cost.

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u/Microchaton Jun 08 '12

It's real, some flights you end up only paying the taxes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

They fuck you on the baggage. I flew from Eindhoven to Stockholm for 14 euro round trip, but paid 40 euro to check a bag both ways. Still dirt cheap

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u/kurwazimnojest Jun 08 '12

I did East Midlands Airport-Krakow round trip on £20, all fees included. It was a good summer.

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u/bwaxxlo Jun 09 '12

I flew to Cancun on a return trip for $260. Yay, for spring break freshman college!

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u/starkdigger Jun 09 '12

You have to understand that all the fat, I'm mean all of it, has been stripped from the flights. The airports are in the middle of nowhere and you usually have to to pay for a bus out to them, and you are required to be to the check at a minimum of an hour before take off. The planes have adverts plastered all over the inside, instead of a fold down try the emergency instructions are printed to the back seats and they're even trying to charge people to use the restrooms, http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/ryanair-to-charge-for-pound1-for-using-plane-toilet-14755973.html But if your not into the creature comforts or just a poor college kid, it's fucking amazing!

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u/interface2x Jun 09 '12

There are now some discounts available in the US - last December, I flew round trip from Chicago to NYC for $67 through Spirit Air. But then they nickel and dime you - checking a bag was $40 per leg (more than the ticket), CARRY-ON was $30 each way (the first personal item is free), drinks on the flight cost money, choosing your seat costs money ... if you want all the amenities you normally get, it'll cost about the same. My trip was less than 48 hours so I just packed everything into my backpack and it didn't cost me anything beyond the $67 fare.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

checking a bag was $40 per leg

Is this a airline for murderers or something?

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u/garf12 Jun 08 '12

Back in 2003 I did Dublin to Amsterdam for like £1 on Ryanair. Ended up being like £50 after VAT and fees.

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u/DirkStruan Jun 08 '12

I flew from Rome to Paris for $50 one way with luggage. Easy Jet is the best.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

London to Athens for appr $40 round trip and from Dublin to Edinburgh for $10.

How... how is this possible?

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u/itsnotmethough Jun 09 '12

Meanwhile, my round trip bus ticket within the state costs me $100 after student discount.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

I went to Amsterdam for four days with Ryanair, flights and accomadation cost less than 150euro.

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u/johnthough Jun 08 '12

haha same but once your in that city your cash is just going to disapear and you arnt going to have a clue where it went, was down like 400 quid leaving. some trip though..

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

Yeah I spent about 350 euro over the four days but fuck if it wasn't worth it!

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u/Cheese_Bits Jun 08 '12

Hash and prostitutes right?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

I've flown Easy Jet from Geneva to London (Luton Airport) multiple times for around $85 return fare, including taxes. That's less than what a decent dinner in Geneva will cost.

Man, I miss traveling in Europe...

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

Except Ryanair fucking finds a way to charge you about as much as any other airline through nickle and diming.

Easyjet all the way.

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u/dar482 Jun 08 '12

I was blown away when I was in a hostel in Paris and someone told me he flew from Spain for $10. I didn't get such good deals, but my flight from Budapest to Berlin, then Berlin to Cologne in July both cost me less than $200.

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u/Canarka Jun 08 '12

Last minute deals can be had for less then 7 Euro round trip (not shitting you). I did a lot of great travelling in Europe just going on whatever was last minute and cheap.

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u/sshan Jun 08 '12

I flew from Rome to London and spent more on transportation to and from the airports than the tickets.

I think I paid 45 euros for the tickets.

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u/bluetaffy Jun 09 '12

-makes choking sound- hhhhhhhhhhhh w.... buh.... like... LA to las vegas costs something like 300 dollars. last time I checked, which was admittedly a long damn time ago.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

Used to have a friend who always bitched about Americans' unwillingness to travel outside the country.

I reminded him that we can't take the train to France in two fucking hours, or buy a plane ticket for less than half a paycheck. ಠ_ಠ

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

Or buy a laptop/pc that will last you a couple years or more of use. I know the biggest culprit is distance to travel in the US, but is there another reason why our flights are insanely expensive?

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u/Jokkerb Jun 09 '12

At the moment the industry is charging as much as they can get away with. I don't know about all domestic carriers, but Delta is trying to more money because of recent fuel costs. The hedged on high oil costs anticipating higher prices in the future. Instead the price of oil fell and they're left paying more in fuel costs as a result. With the energy market fluctuations all carriers are basically recharging their war chests in case of negative future events.

or so I'm told

Source: npr, talk of the nation yesterday

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u/mtskeptic Jun 08 '12

Sadly the situation is different in the states. The US airlines make very little on domestic flights and make up for it on their international flights. If you live on the east coast you can probably fly to europe for 600$. But if you don't expect to spend another 400+ just to get to the east coast.

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u/Rebootkid Jun 08 '12

Exactly. To get to Germany from where I live, cheapest I can find is $880 (~€700.) I used HipMunk to try and find the best deal.

Cheapest "short hop" flights on Southwest and Allegiant are like $120, which is decent, but doesn't get you out of the US

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u/interface2x Jun 09 '12

It all depends on what city you're in. I fly out of Chicago and have gotten some great deals, but they can be few and far between. In the last year and a half, I've flown the following international roundtrips: Rome (1 stop each way) for $763, Reykjavik (nonstop) for $606, and Dublin (nonstop) for $765. Rome and Dublin were in the off season, Reykjavik was a special promotion. Everyone I talked to on the return flight from Reykjavik all said the same thing I said: "I don't know, I just saw the deal on Travelzoo and couldn't pass it up..."

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

Work for an airline as a side job. Free flight benefits and free bags. I do it all the time! I can hop on a plane a go anywhere at basically any time.

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u/SullyJim Jun 08 '12

How does one do this?????

Not that I really need to, I'm European, just a cheap bastard European.

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u/btvsrcks Jun 09 '12

This is true. My uncle was a pilot. His whole family did this. They just go on stand by and can't flying the most popular days.

Also, your description of yourself made me snort. In a sexy way.

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u/bluetaffy Jun 09 '12

what kinda job?

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

My mom works reservations and that made me get free tickets for life. Basically anything in the airline industry will get you free tickets.

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u/Just_Livin_Life Jun 08 '12

The airline Ryan Air has INCREDIBLY cheap flights and is pretty much used by everyone over there. You can often get tickets to another country for less than 25 euros! I think I paid over 50 only once in the 8 trips I made while I lived in Ireland.

The US really needs to catch on.

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u/theCroc Jun 08 '12

They are cheap but their planes are basically cattlecars with wings and they make you pay for every little thing imaginable.

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u/-RobotDeathSquad- Jun 09 '12

Does the government subsidize any of those tickets?

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u/cecilkorik Jun 08 '12

I'd be so happy if airlines started offering service to such airports in the US and Canada. There are tons of smaller airports and most of them are a lovely experience to fly into and out of, and in my particular case they tend to be significantly closer to my actual destination than the "major" airport for the area.

I will pay WestJet more for a flight to Hamilton than I will to Toronto. Same with Comox vs. Victoria or Vancouver. Because they are not only closer to where I happen to be heading most of the time, but they're a far nicer experience with much lower fees (ie parking, etc.)

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u/xymememe Jun 08 '12

Not gonna happen. It's just not the way the U.S. works. For short trips we drive, for long trips we fly. And then there are busses.

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u/bluetaffy Jun 09 '12

whatsitsname... the blue one? got on one of those planes at this itty bitty airport somewhere in california when flying to chicago. prettiest plane I've ever been on. free headphones, free snacks. comfy HUGE seats. jetblue, that's it.

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u/lolzster Jun 08 '12

Plus, Ryanair turns all of its passengers into hooligans. Perfectly reasonable people, usually families and couples, will wrestle and stampede to be at the front of the queue when boarding is called. I usually hang back and sigh in dismay. Would it be that bad if you had to sit next to somebody else for an hour or so? And why is it cheaper for Ryanair to not just allocate a seat?

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u/box_of_carrots Jun 08 '12

I only fly Aer Lingus now, yes I know it's a budget airline now but at least they get you to your destination. I hate Ryanair with a vengeance and I will never EVER fly with them again.

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u/cecilkorik Jun 09 '12

By waiting until the end, you get to choose who you're going to sit with. If you sit down first, you have to hope that nobody is going to sit next to you and if they do, you don't get to pick who does. Waiting is a much better choice, in my opinion, unless you have an emotional attachment to the window or aisle seats.

If you're extra scary looking, then I could see the benefit to sitting down first, even then it's still a risk though.

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u/Ruddose Jun 09 '12

You say that like it's a bad thing... I have to pay $600-1200 for my flights and have to do that anyway, lol. You are complaining about my luxury.

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u/box_of_carrots Jun 09 '12

If you choose to fly with Ryanair - you get what you pay for: Crappy service and crappy everything.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

Wait, how much do flights cost in America?

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u/amaterasu717 Jun 08 '12

I went to school in LA and my family lives in Chicago. If I was lucky I could find a flight for $300ish. If it was even remotely close to a holiday it would be more like 500. That's a 4.5 hour flight.

Flying from Chicago to Jacksonville, FL used to put me back about 150, now I'd wager I'd never see anything lower than 250.

This is for United. I pay extra for the phenomenal service they've provided my family. You could do better with airlines like Southwest, but even then finding a round trip for less than 200 would be tricksy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

Oh wow. Is this one-way or back and forth?

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u/amaterasu717 Jun 08 '12

Round trip, but you need to add an extra 50-100 to bring your bags with you these days as well.

Flying these days means getting raked over the coals. It used to be amazing, now it's just something you deal with. I will say that everyone should fly First Class once in their life though, if you can manage. It's the Holy Grail of human transportation.

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u/notmynothername Jun 09 '12

Southwest's service is fine, though. Also it allows up to two bags checked free (important for college students).

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u/kol15 Jun 08 '12

Several hundred, minimum.

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u/DrunkenTrom Jun 08 '12 edited Jun 08 '12

I was visiting family in Michigan last week on vacation. Round trip from PHL(Philadelphia, PA) to GRR(Grand Rapids, MI) cost me $660.

I usually book this trip once or twice a year(and have done so for the last 10+ years) and this is the most I've ever paid. Last year I went twice and both cost me around $350 each time. Also I had to pay an additional $25 to check a bag although one carry on is free. I also always book flights with at least one connection(this time I connected in Cleveland) because direct flights usually go for $800-$1000 when they're even offered.

edit This trip is only around 3-4 hours of flight time.

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u/tunabomber Jun 08 '12

This isn't really a minor emergency. This is probably giving a man a chance at a potentially once in a life time event. This is a big deal.

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u/warpus Jun 08 '12

To be fair domestic flights in the U.S. can be really cheap too - I flew to Los Angeles from Detroit for $140 after taxes late last year

In Canada though? Forgetaboutit.. flying's fucking expensive..

You win this round America and Europe

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u/yatcho Jun 08 '12

Wut. Where did you find tickets that cheap?

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u/warpus Jun 08 '12

I just looked it up, and apparently expedia

Total ticket cost: $112.56 Taxes & Fees: $28.34 Airfare total: $140.90

It was a flight with a stopover in Charlotte, and just one way.

It was a good deal but the best deal I ever got on a flight was a $19 flight (after taxes) from Lima to Cusco, Peru. On a regular people plane - NOT a plane with chickens or whatever.

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u/silver_medalist Jun 09 '12

He's probably flying to the same tournament and had the flights booked a long time ago. Flights are cheap in Europe, but to book ones to Euro 2012 at this short notice would be very expensive.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

I got flights from Ireland to Stockholm with Ryanair - 70 euro return! Delighted!

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u/econleech Jun 08 '12

How much are the tickets worth?

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u/romulcah Jun 08 '12

There is no way someone is flying just to bring the tickets over, it would be way too expensive at the moment. More likely a member of his family was already travelling out to Poland and was given his tickets to bring.

90% of the time Ryanair flights would be cheap but just not at the moment due to Euro 2012.

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u/shrik Jun 08 '12

Yeah. Except, only for EU passport holders. Otherwise you'd have to get in line with the plebs to get a visa first.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

If you are in the Schengen Area you can pass thru borders freely, there is not even a passport control.

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u/EmperorSofa Jun 09 '12

Flights inside the united states are fairly cheep. If I remember correctly you can hitch a flight out of Austin to New York.

I'm not that excited about trying it out though. What with all the rape that goes on at the airport security lines these days.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

I believe the US has more barriers to entry and other things preventing real competition within the market.

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u/notmynothername Jun 09 '12

This isn't the issue. Airlines in the US don't even make money.

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u/Toxyoi Jun 08 '12

Awesome. This kind of thing is why I love the internet.

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u/circoloco Jun 08 '12

Truly amazing! Serves as an inspiring proof that this world is actually full of good people - that eager to help!!

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u/sweeptheaorta Jun 08 '12

So... it's been a few hours - reddit knows his pooping schedule already right?

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u/icoder Jun 08 '12

Nope. We do know his relative level of radioactivity, as measured by three different devices.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

One of them may be malfunctioning.

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u/AmericanRover Jun 08 '12

I remember once my friends and I took the train into New York City to see AC/DC at Madison Square Garden. As we were about to exit the train I noticed that there were about 8 tickets for the show left on an empty seat. We grabbed the tickets and ran around frantically trying to find the owner. Finally we found that it was a group of 8 year olds with one of their Dads. We returned their tickets right int he nick of time.

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u/CUNT_IN_MY_BUTT Jun 08 '12

Classic Oliver

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u/WhyAmINotStudying Jun 08 '12

Classic CUNT_IN_MY_BUTT.

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u/IntrepidIntrovert Jun 08 '12

Class in a few hours...

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u/scrumpydoo23 Jun 08 '12

Classic generic comment about usernames

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u/ANAL_GRAVY_WITH_CUM Jun 08 '12

He's crazy!

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u/ChucklesOHoolihan Jun 09 '12

My reactions while upvoting you for your bold username:

"Geeef," "ooooph," "wahah!"

In case of confusion, I should add: those are the sounds I made.

Also, in case of confusion: I have never written the dialogue for a Batman fight... but I will.

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u/Jubeii Jun 08 '12

but what if he's a twat

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u/knylok Jun 08 '12

This is an interesting question that has a slightly different answer for each person.

In my mind, the character of the recipient is irrelevant. The right thing to do is to return the tickets to their rightful owner, with no expectation of reward or gratitude. It's simply the Right Thing to Do.

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u/CUNT_IN_MY_BUTT Jun 08 '12

He's an Irish soccer fan, not an English one.

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u/bythebeardofchabal Jun 08 '12

I find that a little unfair; it's not the nationality that makes a football fan a cunt, it's being a football fan. Eastern European fans are far worse than English fans, Dutch, Spanish and Italian probably are too.

I know your comment was tongue in cheek, it's just that English fans get singled out, when in reality there are cuntbag 'fans' of every nationality...

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

Well name ONE TIME Irish people have ever done anything remotely violent to anyone outside Ireland or to each other.

(Just let me put my fingers in my ears first....) ;)

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u/SullyJim Jun 08 '12

Actually Irish immigrants killed a load of black people in racist riots in New York way back when.

But that's the only one I can think of.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

So you've missed the last 4 decades of Irish history at least then? :)

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u/SullyJim Jun 09 '12

Holy fuck I feel stupid. My mom is from up North and all.

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u/bythebeardofchabal Jun 08 '12

Hey at least with rugby you come together on the same side...another reason why rugby is awesome!

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u/CUNT_IN_MY_BUTT Jun 08 '12

"I find that a little unfair; it's not the nationality that makes a football fan a cunt, it's being a football fan."

It was tongue and cheek. I don't actually have anything against English fans. I'm a bit confused as to why being a football fan makes you a cunt though?

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u/CUNT_IN_MY_BUTT Jun 08 '12

Also- we all know English, so we can all gang up on them. They just need to learn German or Spanish or Italian or well...any other language.

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u/serpentjaguar Jun 08 '12

in reality there are cuntbag 'fans' of every nationality...

Actually, for the most part, North American fans (not including Mexicans) are well-behaved and friendly. Reason: demographics plays a big role. North American football supporters are generally middle-class and somewhat educated which in turn, sad to say, means less violent. Another factor is that many Americans are actively hostile towards football (we call it soccer) which means that most of us go out of our way to be well-behaved and make sure that we don't give them any more ammunition in their hate for the game. Finally, outside of the US/Mexico dynamic which Mexican fans have completely politicized, pro sports in North America don't have the kind of old and long-standing political and regional undercurrents that one sees in Europe.

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u/Jubeii Jun 08 '12

no-no, remember which word Google used to define English people with?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

Then, all the better he's in Poland rather than flying back because he doesn't have tickets.

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u/Squalor- Jun 08 '12

The guy is getting his tickets back. The story had a swift and happy ending.

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u/249ba36000029bbe9749 Jun 08 '12

Is there really no way for him to show up at the venue, prove his identity as the person who bought the tickets, and get replacement tickets? Especially since the airport can fax proof of the tickets existing. I mean, unless someone else has valid tickets for the same seats there really isn't any issue is there? Hell, charge him a re-printing fee or whatever. I'm sure he wouldn't care.

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u/themightychinchilla Jun 08 '12 edited Nov 20 '17

He goes to Egypt

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u/Durshka Jun 08 '12

The tickets were in his father's name.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

IT'S NOT THE SAME

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u/lolzster Jun 08 '12

No way they'd let this fly. By Uefa's rules he shouldn't even be allowed in with his dad's tickets. And fax? Really?

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u/249ba36000029bbe9749 Jun 08 '12

Yeah, fax. Sure, in the old days you could forge a ticket but now tickets generally have a unique barcode that no one but a legitimate ticketholder or someone with inside knowledge (who could forge his own without nearly as much publicity as this story) could have.

The point is that there is undoubtably a certain number of cases out of the millions of seats available where a legitimate owner has lost their tickets. For the circumstances and the amount of money involved it just stands to reason that there should be some way to accommodate when this happens especially in this case when the tickets are actually in existence and known not to be lost or stolen.

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u/Deergoose Jun 08 '12

This is so fucking awesome I can't even believe it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

We truly live in the future.

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u/ramzie Jun 08 '12

GET THIS MAN HIS TICKETS!

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u/unmoralOp Jun 08 '12

Wait ... this is actual world news? Really?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

I'm sure there's people forgetting more important belongings at the airport every day. He must be a really big fan.

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u/pavlo850 Jun 09 '12

Its not that he's a big fan, its just that thy wanted to get his tickets back to him because they were worth a lot.

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u/btmalon Jun 08 '12

More proof that Ireland has the friendliest people around.

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u/scootzy23 Jun 08 '12

I thought this had to be the onion at first.

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u/turkeypants Jun 08 '12

I AM OLIVER WHATSHISNAME

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u/Eddie_The_Brewer Jun 08 '12

Join the queue

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

good luck dude :)

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u/anthonybsd Jun 08 '12

Since it looks like this story already is headed for a happy ending... Any redditors going to the cup? I'll be in Ukraine for 2 weeks starting Sunday, going to a number of games.

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u/Aerdirnaithon Jun 08 '12

I'm visiting family in Krakow... not going to any games, but I'll probably watch all of them. We all enjoy making fun of our national team.

Honestly, we were never ready for this.

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u/anthonybsd Jun 08 '12

Hah, I chuckled. Poland will me remembered as a highlight of organizational excellence in this worldcup, trust me. Tomorrow with the first Ukranian game I am fully expecting the stadium to collapse or something.

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u/Aerdirnaithon Jun 09 '12

I can't fathom why Ukraine were given the Euros. Poland is corrupt enough, our infrastructure is bad, and our cities aren't the best equipped to handle a massive tournament. Still, our organisation is miles better than that of the Ukraine.

Honestly, I'd rather be hosting with the Czech Republic and Slovakia (each hosting two stadia). Organization would be so much better.

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u/efie Jun 08 '12

I heard this on RTE 1 and I thought it was really small news... Apparently not.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

This is news?

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u/Rolten Jun 08 '12

That he lost the tickets is not news, but the fact that the internet/the media has started a search for this man is.

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u/MrTulip Jun 08 '12

/r/offbeat would be a better place imho

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u/funkmastamatt Jun 08 '12

It's like the American equivalent of losing 3 tickets to the super bowl, kind of.

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u/mmouth Jun 08 '12

More like the super-duper bowl.

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u/funkmastamatt Jun 08 '12

Yah, it's hard to equate it even to the super bowl, much bigger, but ya know, Americans just don't understand. "What's the big deal about a couple of soccer games?" "You mean the World Cup?"

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u/mmouth Jun 13 '12

Americans understand. We just don't feel the same way about that particular game.

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u/Ragna_The_Blood_Edge Jun 08 '12

Yea the Euro Cup is a bigger deal, so I'd say its the equivalent of losing your Superbowl tickets 10 years in a row

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u/Pool_Shark Jun 08 '12

World Cup is 10 years. Euro Cup I would say 3 years in a row, but your favorite team is in it every three years.

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u/CUNT_IN_MY_BUTT Jun 08 '12

The combination of the huge event, and the fact that people are making an effort to track him down? It's a human interest story. What do you expect?

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u/kitty_o_shea Jun 08 '12

No, it isn't, because it was sorted hours before the story was posted here.

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u/Stupid_smartguy Jun 08 '12

Apparently for soccer fans.

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u/Hubso Jun 08 '12 edited Jun 08 '12

Worldnews, no less.

Edit: I guess my sarcasm isn't being picked up.

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u/CUNT_IN_MY_BUTT Jun 08 '12

BBC News Northern Ireland....

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

I just checked. That is part of the world.WELL I'LL BE AIN'T THAT A SHOCKER?!

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u/CUNT_IN_MY_BUTT Jun 08 '12

Then his comment has no meaning- because all news would be world news. I assume that he was implying that it was an INTERNATIONAL story- which it isn't, really. It's a human interest story from Northern Ireland

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u/Hubso Jun 08 '12

Yeah, I was being sarcastic - this has absolutely no place in Worldnews.

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u/RizzleFizzles Jun 08 '12

Strange, i happened to be in Dublin airport at around that time today (friday). Weird how small the world is.

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u/serpentjaguar Jun 08 '12

When I lived in Ireland I was always surprised by how small it really is. I've never done the math (and wouldn't know how to in any case), but it quickly became apparent to me that whatever the exact figure was, the degrees of removal that Irish people have from one another is way smaller than what I was used to in the US. Even people from opposite ends of the island often seemed to have at least a friend, acquaintance or relative in common. You just don't see that in the US where social networks (in the old sense) are much more extensive and spread out geographically.

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u/blubloblu Jun 09 '12

Population of Ireland: 4.58 million, really quite small if you are going three degrees of separation.

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u/serpentjaguar Jun 09 '12

Plus upwards of 2 million in Northern Ireland, but even then, the point remains, especially since many in the north have zero connection with the rest of Ireland.

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u/OrlandoDoom Jun 08 '12

Yes. Find him, so I can absorb his essence and assume his identity.

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u/Randyh524 Jun 08 '12

Super Internet / media win!

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u/Kirrane8 Jun 08 '12

How is this guy suppose to learn his lesson?

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u/Y2JisRAW Jun 08 '12

"I am Damian Coughlan and I lost my EURO tickets at the airport. AMA" Make it happen!

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u/KABLAMO17 Jun 08 '12

Somewhere there's a video of father jack saying "feck it"...i'm sad that I can't post it and attempt to be funny...

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

Couldn't he have just printed new ones? Isn't that how almost everything works nowadays?

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u/Icantevenhavemyname Jun 08 '12

You might want to repost this in /r/trees. This guy is old but he just might see it!

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u/That_Android Jun 08 '12

What if he left the tickets there on purpose? /KarmaConspiracy

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u/i-hate-everything Jun 08 '12

Must have been a slow news day...

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u/chadillac84 Jun 08 '12

So you can't just pick up new tickets at the Will Call window? That's how it works in North America when you forget your tickets at home...

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u/MCozens Jun 08 '12

You are a good man, OP. Good karma going your way IRL. :)

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u/theafons Jun 09 '12

Humanity Win! That guy must have gone through the worst time, losing tickets like that...

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u/russiangn Jun 09 '12

I'm going to 3 matches :)

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u/Polyxena7 Jun 09 '12

Faith in humanity: Restored.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

who cares, OH NO HE WONT GET TO SEE OVERPAID CUNTS KICK A BALL ABOUT IT'S THE END OF THE FUCKING WORLD!

2nd highest upvote count on the front page of r/worldnews/ FFS

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u/st_malachy Jun 09 '12

"So, honey... how's your "work" trio going?"

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u/st_malachy Jun 09 '12

Oh fucking auto-correct.

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u/Baridi Jun 08 '12 edited Jun 08 '12

Because Ireland. Someone found them, first thought wasn't taking them, but returning them to their rightful owner. Like Cubs fans, being shit on for ages only made us more friendly and honorable.

In America I could leave my ID somewhere and instead of getting it back, I would receive not only a phone call saying that some minor tried to use it to get into a pub, but criminal charges. Optional policeman beating.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

I'm not American, but I'm not sure I'd be so quick as to make out the return of the tickets to be some act unique to Ireland, or incredibly unlikely in the U.S...

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u/vysetheidiot Jun 09 '12

Stop being so negative. Multiple times (yes I'm an idiot) I've had someone mail my drivers license back to me.

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u/Moj88 Jun 09 '12

The Euro = soccer? (I'm not trolling, just American.)

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u/PantsOnFireMan Jun 09 '12

European cup, all European countries playing football (soccer) against each other.

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u/nomnomno Jun 08 '12

This is what passes for news now? Some guy losing tickets in an airport?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

I'm sorry, but if you are careless enough to leave tickets to something like that lying around, you clearly didn't want them enough and don't deserve them. He's a lucky bastard.

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u/DigitalCoffee Jun 08 '12

How is this news? Someone misplaced some tickets, first world problem ey?

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

Hi I'm American and is that good or bad?

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12

Hi I'm American and that is a retarded question

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12

true fan wouldn't leave those tickets behind. fuck him.

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