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Title: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: GROWLER on February 27, 2010, 01:39:26 PM
An airline passenger ate his ?8,930 winning scratch card after he was told he could not claim the money immediately, it has emerged.
The unnamed man was flying with Ryanair from Krakow in Poland to East Midlands Airport when he won 10,000 euros with the scratch card.
 

Crew on board the flight confirmed he had won the prize but told the passenger he would have to collect the jackpot directly from the company that runs the competition as it was such a large sum.
Ryanair said the man then became frustrated and started to eat his winning ticket, ruling out any chance he had of claiming the prize money which will now be donated to charity.
Stephen McNamara, a spokesman for the airline, said: "Passengers have always been delighted to claim their large cash prizes after returning home.
"Unfortunately our latest winner felt that we should have his 10,000 euros prize kicking around on the aircraft."
The airline is now asking passengers to vote online to decide where the money should go, after the win on Thursday. Voting will take place until March 5 at www.ryanair.com.



I cannot get my head around the fact that absolutely anyone could be so devastatingly absolutely thick, ever. eeek:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on February 27, 2010, 01:42:18 PM
He was flying with Ryanair!  whistle:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Nick on February 27, 2010, 01:42:54 PM
Was he a Scouser?  whistle:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: GROWLER on February 27, 2010, 01:43:56 PM
He was flying with Ryanair!  whistle:

So?  Shrugs:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: GROWLER on February 27, 2010, 01:44:19 PM
Was he a Scouser?  whistle:

WTF? Shrugs:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on February 27, 2010, 01:46:03 PM
I repeat 'he was on a Ryanair flight'.  noooo:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Nick on February 27, 2010, 01:46:51 PM
Could be Irish, like  rubschin:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: GROWLER on February 27, 2010, 01:47:38 PM
Could be Irish, like  rubschin:

Or possibly even Polish p'raps? ::)
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Nick on February 27, 2010, 01:48:26 PM
Growler isn't allowed on planes, so he wouldn't know  noooo:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: GROWLER on February 27, 2010, 01:53:35 PM
I sometimes wonder why I bother posting in here, I really do.  Shrugs:

I post a quite frankly almost unbelievable story of the greatest of unbelievabilities, and all you can do is ask is he a scouser and flying with Ryanair.
Give me ruddy strength. Banghead

THIS/THAT is not the point I was TRYING to make.
No,I was merely stating my staggering utter astonishment and disbelief that someone with the seemingly obvious brain size of a flea, could actually EAT his 'passport' to 8 thousand pounds!

Who his carrier is/was is of absolute no consequence whatsoever.
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Nick on February 27, 2010, 01:55:03 PM
But he was flying with Ryanair
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on February 27, 2010, 01:55:51 PM


Growler isn't allowed on planes, so he wouldn't know  noooo:
 

Ah, that explains it.  whistle:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: GROWLER on February 27, 2010, 01:56:00 PM
Growler isn't allowed on planes, so he wouldn't know  noooo:

I actually flew with Ryanair last October.

Do we have a problem with that, as I personally didn't?  Shrugs:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Miss Demeanour on February 27, 2010, 01:57:09 PM
He's got to have some kind of mental illness surely  noooo:

As for flying with Ryanair / Easyjet I'm sure most of us will have done that here. They serve a purpose - you gets what you pay for
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Nick on February 27, 2010, 01:57:36 PM
Growler isn't allowed on planes, so he wouldn't know  noooo:

I actually flew with Ryanair last October.

Do we have a problem with that, as I personally didn't?  Shrugs:
They did, which is why you are banned. You shouldn't have eaten that stewardess  noooo:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: GROWLER on February 27, 2010, 01:59:01 PM
Growler isn't allowed on planes, so he wouldn't know  noooo:

I actually flew with Ryanair last October.

Do we have a problem with that, as I personally didn't?  Shrugs:
They did, which is why you are banned. You shouldn't have eaten that stewardess  noooo:

Oh fuck it. I'm going out. Banghead
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Pirate on February 27, 2010, 02:02:24 PM
Dont forget to buy a lottery ticket (jic)
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Barman on February 27, 2010, 02:02:45 PM
Growler isn't allowed on planes, so he wouldn't know  noooo:

I actually flew with Ryanair last October.

Do we have a problem with that, as I personally didn't?  Shrugs:
They did, which is why you are banned. You shouldn't have eaten that stewardess  noooo:

Oh fuck it. I'm going out. Banghead

You'll miss 200,000 posts!  eeek:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on February 27, 2010, 02:04:26 PM
He's got to have some kind of mental illness surely  noooo:

As for flying with Ryanair / Easyjet I'm sure most of us will have done that here. They serve a purpose - you gets what you pay for


That was my point, I didn't.   Wanted Bezier, flew to Girona landed in Barcelona (3 days later).  Hire car arranged for Bezier, changed to Girona.  Angry9:
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Barman on February 27, 2010, 02:06:06 PM
He's got to have some kind of mental illness surely  noooo:

As for flying with Ryanair / Easyjet I'm sure most of us will have done that here. They serve a purpose - you gets what you pay for


That was my point, I didn't.   Wanted Bezier, flew to Girona landed in Barcelona (3 days later).  Hire car arranged for Bezier, changed to Girona.  Angry9:

Three days?  rubschin:

What were you flying, a Tiger Moth?
Title: Re: Staggeringly amazingly unbelievable!
Post by: Nick on February 27, 2010, 02:14:23 PM
Growler isn't allowed on planes, so he wouldn't know  noooo:

I actually flew with Ryanair last October.

Do we have a problem with that, as I personally didn't?  Shrugs:
They did, which is why you are banned. You shouldn't have eaten that stewardess  noooo:

Oh fuck it. I'm going out. Banghead

What's up with him?