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126 Times People Had To Look Twice To Understand What They Were Seeing At The Airport
When you are little, flying is an awesome power possessed by superheroes. Now the idea of flying causes an involuntary groan. Everything about the experience is a hassle starting with taking off every item of clothing and jewelry but somehow still managing to set off the alarm. Then, being forced to throw away an expensive bottle of face wash because it's over the legal limit, and let's not forget endless flight delays. And if you're out of clever ideas on what to do when bored, the pain of it just triples.
But even with all the nonsense associated with flying, some smart people still manage to make the best out of a less than ideal situation. Bored Panda has rounded up a list of hilarious photos of clever people who are winning at life despite being stuck at the airport. These people go against the grain (or, more specifically, the rules of the moving walkway) and prove that not all heroes wear capes but instead, in one case, strategic joke penis aprons. From funny accidents to calculated pranks, this list has it all. Scroll down below for the full dose, and don't forget to upvote your favorite of these funny people!
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#1
Flying Home For The Holidays Dressed To Surprise The Family. Before The Flight, I Met This Stranger At The Airport. Instant Best Friends
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#2
Just Another Baggage Claim At The Honululu Airport
#3
Oh No, Someone Spilled All Their Puppies
#4
When A Ballet Troupe Has A Flight Delay
#5
That's One Way To Have Fun At Work
#6
During A 12 Hour Flight Delay My Boyfriend Wandered Off. When I Found Him He Was In The Middle Of A Pixar Movie Marathon With A Group Of 5 Year Olds. He's The One For Me
#7
While Boarding A Flight, An 8yr Old Ominously Told Me "I Left A Secret Agent To Watch You...". I Wasn't Sure What That Meant For The Next Two Hours Until Another Passenger Pointed This Out To Me
#9
Saw This Pilot At The Airport, Yesterday
#10
This Man Is An Everyday Hero, After Waiting For Our Bags At Heathrow Terminal 5 For 4 Hours The Only Person Who Was Still There Was A Pilot, Who Helped Over 300 People Get There Bags Back
#11
I Was Watching The Avengers On My Laptop At The Airport... This Was Happening Behind Me
#12
Beastie Boys Getting A Hold Of The Gate Display Again
#13
My Friend's Daughter Just Flew By Herself For The First Time. This Was How He Greeted Her At The Airport
#14
Never Lose Your Luggage Again
#15
Found At Chicago O'Hare Airport
#16
So Apparently Snape Works At American Airlines
#17
So Much Grandad-Ness In One Photo
#18
Tried To Take A Selfie At JFK. Caught This Gem Before I Could Figure Out How To Reverse The Cam
#19
There Is A Wrong And A Right Way To Carry Your Beige Colored Neck Pillow Through The Airport
#20
When The Airport Doesn't Let You Bring Your Accordion As A Carry-On
#21
These Two Toddlers Who Had Never Met Before, But Decided To Hug It Out In The Middle Of An Airport Terminal
#22
Seen At The Airport In Tel Aviv, Israel
#23
My Cousin Met A Victoria's Secret Model At The Airport. Perfect Day To Be Wearing That Shirt
#24
Airport Rowing
#25
Pooping At The Airport When
#26
My Friend Is A Pilot, He Said When They Get Bored They Have Water Gun Fights
#27
This Dad Tiring His Kid Out Before The Flight Is My New Hero
#28
Friend Discovered His Doppleganger At The Airport Today. Neither Were Pleased
#29
Why It Takes So Long For Your Luggage To Arrive
#30
A Friend Came Across This At London Heathrow Airport
#31
Someone Checked In A Stick At The Airport
#32
Napping On A Suitcase
#33
This Guy At The Airport Looked So Much Like Charles Darwin That I Didn't Even Take His Picture... My Camera Just Naturally Selected Him
#34
He's Just Unlucky I Guess
#35
My Dad Bumped Into His Dadppelgänger At The Airport In Newark
#36
My Brother At Bishkek Airport, Kyrgyzstan. I Don't Think They Thought This Through
#37
I Was Stuck On An Airplane For 4 Hours Waiting To Take Off (Cancelled Flight). This Kept Me Entertained For About 10 Minutes
#38
This Generation And Their God Damn Cell Phones
#39
Forgot To Charge Arm Last Night. Charging At Cellphone Charge Area At Airport
#40
With The Help Of ARFF Paramedics, Service Dog Eleanor Rigby Delivered 8 Puppies In The Middle Of Tampa International Airport
#41
My Friend Who Is In The Marines Had His Little Brother Pick Him Up At The Airport. This Is What He Was Wearing
#42
This Is How My Friend's Dad Greeted Her At The Airport Yesterday. Best Dad Ever
#43
When Benches Are Too Hard To Sleep On At The Airport
#44
Apparently Booked A Business Trip On A Furry Flight. I’m The Only Non-Furry
Hans 8 years ago
I once had a flight almost cancelled because of strike, but the the airline quickly had a holiday carrier operate it. "Welcome to Sun Air, your holiday is just arround tge corne. Hello especially to the small ones." exclaimed the super excited stewardess. Stares from people on board: suits, laptop bags, not a single kid, flying from rainy metropolis to foggy metropolis...
#45
That Moment When You Can Tell That A Couple Will Be Together Forever
#46
Seattle And Portland Have Nothing On The Nashville Airport Forrest Gump
#47
Business Casual
#48
My Dad Dressed Up As Buddy The Elf To Pick Me Up From The Airport
#49
Who Needs A Longer Cable?
#50
This Is Why You Don't Fall Asleep In An Airport
#51
Lost A Bet And Had To Go Through Airport Security Dressed As A Dinosaur. TSA Said I Looked Cute
#52
Fake Power Outlet Sticker At The Airport Prank
#53
I Was At The Airport Awhile Back When I Saw This. The Dad Was Walking Back And Forth While His Daughter Kept Laughing The Whole Time
#54
British Combat The Snow With Professionalism And Efficiency
#55
My Mom Ran Into Waka Flocka At The Airport And Sent Me This Picture
#56
That Time I Saw Someone Try To Smuggle 50 Boxes Of Cookies Out Of The Orlando Airport And Was Treated Like A Drug Lord
#57
That's A Long Time To Wait For Your Luggage
#58
Hipsters These Days... Just Your Typical Day In A Seattle Airport
#59
Rough Day For A Mom At The Airport
Nicola Thorburn 8 years ago
It's a great idea. Kid can walk "by myself like a big kid" but still be safely tethered to Mum or Dad. Also good for kids and adults really far on the Autism Spectrum if they can't handle physical contact
#60
What Happens When Your Carryon Is Over The Weight Limit
#61
A Mennonite And A Buddhist Monk... Both On Cellphones At The Airport. You Can't Make This Stuff Up
#62
Guy Looks Exactly Like The Woman's Laptop Sticker
#63
Staying At The Airport Overnight, You're Doing It Right
#64
As I Was Waiting To Pick Up My Luggage From The Airport
#65
Told Gramps It Would Be Easier To Use A Wheelchair To Get Thru The Airport
#66
On A Recent Trip To Taipei, A Friend Captured This In The Security Line
#67
Saw Christopher Walken At The Airport Today
#68
We Decided To Embarrass Our Daughter At The Airport After 3 Months Away (We Don't Normally Dress This Way)
#69
Saw This Father & Daughter Sleeping In The Airport And All I Could Think Was, "Genetics"
#70
It Now Makes Sense Why My Flight Was Delayed
#71
My Buddy Spotted This Guy At The Airport On The Moving Walkway, Sitting In A Chair, Eating McDonalds While Catching Pokemon
#72
Woman At Dulles Security Line, Unable To Carry Her Plastic Handle Of Smirnoff Vodka Through Security, Is Currently Drinking It In Line And Offering Swigs To Other Passengers. It's 7:30 Am And TSA Is Not Amused
#73
Sushi At The Airport
#74
Girlfriend's Flight Was Delayed Until 2 In The Morning. Here's What She Sent Me
#75
My Friend Was At The Airport, And This Old French Woman
Shevell Ganz 8 years ago
She is holding the rail for safety. A motorized walk way is hard for seniors to use, it might not be as simple as she's be rude. Also the smiling folks around her seem to coping just fine. Lol
#76
Flight Was Delayed. This Guy Made The Situation Uplifting
#77
This Guy's Carry-On Is Somehow Ok, But My Nail Clippers Are Deemed Highly Dangerous
logical fallacy 8 years ago
Clearly the airport people haven't watched Hannibal to know the full extent of the use of an deer's antlers
#78
Met Him At The Airport. I Asked Him What Made Him Do That And He Replied "Cause I Can"
#79
I'm A Super Nervous Flyer. My Wife Just Took This Pic Of Me At The Airport Restaurant, About To Board The Plane A Part Of Our Honeymoon
r3dd3v1lL 8 years ago
Nothing to worry about. Cars and busses are much more dangerous. Plus with planes it's one big ball of flame- and done. Can you imagine how horrible it is to drown? The only thing worse is that unending movie with DiCaprio. By the half point I was rooting for the iceberg.
#80
I Don't Know How She Finds Time For Airport Security
#81
Never Thought I'd See This In A Utah Airport
#82
Found This Art In Wroclaw Copernicus Airport
#83
Walked By This Catastrophe At The Airport
#84
Just Landed At The Airport And Not Feeling Very Welcomed So Far
#85
So I Just Saw This Tall Guy With A Really Weird Head In The Airport Bathroom
#86
This Stylish Traveler
#87
Saw This Guy At The Airport
#88
This Random Guy Eating A Bag Of Cheetos. With A Fork. At The Airport...
#89
I'm A Pilot For An Airline, A Panel Fell Off And Exposed This
#90
Melbourne International Airport 2:30 AM. This Guy. Eating A Bag Of McCains Frozen Vegetables
#91
I Saw This Man In The Airport Today
Rich Auntie Skeleton 8 years ago
Washington crossed the Delaware in a snow storm with triumph, but now can't cross the airport without being hassled by TSA.
#92
I'm Sorry Sir, That Is Not How You Go Through Security
#93
It Snowed In Michigan Today. It Begins
#94
Belfast International Airport This Morning. Not Always Quicker Printing Your Own Tickets
#95
Saw This Asian Tourist At The Airport. She Didn't Choose The Thug Life
#96
This Guy
#97
When You Take Your Girlfriend On A Weekend Vacation
#98
I Should Get Through Airport Security Just Fine
Irene Baschenis 8 years ago
A Japanise friend of mine had some white laundry Powder in hard bag. She spent half hour saying:" smell it. It has a good smell!"
#99
Did Someone Really Try To Get This Through?!
#100
So I Flew With My Family To The Grand Canyon Last Week, And At Airport Security They Pulled My 89 Year Old Grandmother Out Of Line And Frisked Her. Thanks A Lot TSA
#101
You Can Ask Him Anything
#102
I Definitely Felt Like I Was In Safe Hands As I Left Istanbul This Morning
#103
She Didn't Choose The Pizza Life, The Pizza Life Chose Her
#104
At The Airport Right Now
#105
Classic Way To Kill Time At The Airport
#106
No Place To Sleep? No Problem
#107
Has This Baby Been In Your Possession The Whole Time?
Binxyminxem 8 years ago
I'm just imagining lots of stuff going on and people trying to sort things for the flight or whatever, and then this baby thinking ooooo plastic tub. I play! Cute baby 😊
#108
If Ever Someone Was Just Asking To Get Robbed, It's This Guy Sitting Next To Me At The Airport
Alusair Alustriel 8 years ago
The have different mentality. Been there, seen it - you can leave your wallet open on the bench, forget it and you'll find it 3 hours later at the same spot untouched. So they are easy prey for Americans and Europeans who don;t give a s**t about personal property.
#109
Found In Denver Airport... It's A Sticker
#110
Mike The Hat Lover
#112
Comfy
#113
Forget Tinfoil Hats, This Is Next Gen Stuff
Rainbow screen 8 years ago
When you want to prevent aliens from reading your mind but in vegan style
#114
Couple's Matching T-Shirt Gone Wrong
#115
His Friends Printed Out His Boarding Pass
#116
These New Full Body Airport Scanners Are Getting Out Of Hand
#117
Ah The Ole Selfie At The Airport
#118
Um... Please Tell Me This Is Not The New Fashion Trend
#119
Saw This Guy On The Airport Playing Age Of Empires On His Knee! Boss
#121
I Was Told That I Had To Wait 25 Hours For The Next Flight To America. I Decided Pretty Early To Make The Best Of The Situation By Taking Tourist-Like Photos With The Things Around The Airport
#122
Sleeping At The Airport
#125
This Kid
#126
“Hold My Sombrero While I Crush This Salad.” Is It Just Me Or Is This Willie Nelson Incognito?
For those who appreciate the unexpected in everyday life, witnessing how people turn boring hours at the airport into moments of joy is a delight. These creative endeavors mirror the universe's knack for irony.
Such unexpected scenarios might remind you of examples from a similar collection of comedic irony that highlight how unpredictability can lead to surprising laughter.
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