Frenchman's Bay, Maine

Frenchman's Bay, Maine

Friday, April 04, 2008

An Unusually Silent Passenger

I flew back yesterday on Ryanair from Bologna. Most of the seats were filled, so I grabbed a spot with a few vacant places left.

A man seated himself behind me, keeping the window seat for his companion -- a three foot tall Italian chocolate egg, wrapped in shiny orange and gold foil. He'd probably picked it up for a child back home.

So the engines started revving for takeoff, and right then, a cabin attendant rushed down the aisle to our section. "Sir," she told the man sternly, "You must buckle your egg into the seat. Immediately!" At that, everyone around me burst out laughing. He gently reached over and fastened the seat belt around his egg. Later, I saw he'd draped a coat over it.

I imagine his Easter egg needed a good nap before landing...

6 comments:

Ginger said...

That's hilarious!

Holly said...

Funny story!

Ruth said...

Priceless! I am sure airline attendants could share many funny tales along this line.

Carmiña said...

Security it's security anywhere

Angela said...

That is so funny Laurie. It is never dull flying these days!

I love those eggs. In Italy you can get eggs of all price ranges...because sometimes there are some expensive gifts inside.

Pilgrim said...

So funny1