I went to the Turkish Airlines (THY) ticket office in Istanbul today to take care of some problems. This post is not about THY, it’s just about a stupid/funny story that happened right in front of the ticketing office.

Me and my father just before getting in the office, we saw an old fashioned alarm clock sitting on the left side of the main entrance, right by the windows. Now, when imagining the alarm clock, please think a moment: visualize the stereotypical old alarm clock… Yes… That one… The one that you see in most of the cartoons…

We both thought about the same story, a movie cliché: Ticking bomb! First we laughed at each other. Then we both agreed that THY office is a target as well, and decided to tell the “authorities” in the office. There was a slight panic in the air. 🙂 Some customers left, the others suggested to call the cops. The security guy went out to poke the clock…

At the end, it turned out that the alarm clock belonged to the resident glue sniffer homeless guy (tinerci) of the park next door… Only in Turkey… 🙂