Paddy’s Plane Misunderstanding!

January 20, 2026 by Nadia

As he stood at the gate, a flight attendant approached him. “Sir, could I check your boarding pass, please?” she asked with a warm smile.
Paddy, slightly confused, patted his pockets. He couldn’t find his boarding pass. He looked more frantic, pulling out a sandwich, a pair of sunglasses, and a rubber chicken he had gotten from a shop on the way. But no boarding pass.

“Don’t panic, don’t panic,” Paddy muttered to himself, then suddenly grinned. “Ah, I’ve got it!” He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out… his lunch ticket. “Here you go!” he declared triumphantly, handing the flight attendant a ticket for a chicken wrap.

The flight attendant blinked twice, unsure whether to laugh or cry. “Sir, this is for your lunch, not for your flight.”
Paddy’s face went red. “Ah! Silly me,” he laughed, snatching the lunch ticket back. “I always get those mixed up. No harm done, eh?”

The attendant, barely holding in her laughter, kindly handed him his actual boarding pass. As Paddy was about to board the plane, he suddenly remembered something. He hurried back to the desk and asked, “Excuse me, miss, do I get any peanuts on this flight?”
“Of course, sir,” she replied. “But you should probably be seated first, before the peanuts arrive.” Continue reading…