Airliner Fakes Emergency So Passengers Can Watch Soccer Game
Among the lead stories yesterday on CNN.com (almost all of which were hurricane related) was this article:
Sure, it's kind of sad that people's lives could be so governed by sports, but I recall the agony I went through two years ago when I had to miss the first three quarters of a Titans playoff game to attend a seminar at Perkins School of Youth Ministry. (If I had been able to watch the entire game, you see, the Titans would have beaten the Patriots.)
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- A chartered jet carrying 289 Gambian soccer fans pretended it needed to make an emergency landing so they could watch their team compete in the FIFA Under 17 World Championships, officials said Wednesday.
Sure, it's kind of sad that people's lives could be so governed by sports, but I recall the agony I went through two years ago when I had to miss the first three quarters of a Titans playoff game to attend a seminar at Perkins School of Youth Ministry. (If I had been able to watch the entire game, you see, the Titans would have beaten the Patriots.)
posted by Tinley | 2:42 AM
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