“Airport: come like 3 hours early / Ok what gate do I go to / Airport: not telling until last minute”

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Entry from June 12, 2024

“Airport: come like 3 hours early / Ok what gate do I go to / Airport: not telling until last minute”

The following joke about airports was posted on X/Twitter by Jo Lee on February 20, 2024, and received over 113,000 likes:

Airport: come like 3 hours early
Ok what gate do I go to
Airport: not telling until last minute 🤫

X/Twitter
Jo Lee
@jo_leeeee
Airport: come like 3 hours early
Ok what gate do I go to
Airport: not telling until last minute 🤫
6:49 PM · Feb 20, 2024

X/Twitter
⚜️SE∆N⚜️
@DJParkzy
Airport: Come like 3 hours early.
Me: Ok what gate do I go to?
Airport: Not telling until last minute! 🤔
http://instagram.com/DJParkzy
3:34 PM · Feb 22, 2024

X/Twitter
Evie Joy
@eviesstories
Airport: “come like 3 hours early”
Me: “ok what gate do I go to?”
Airport: “not telling until last minute”
#airports #ComeFortZon #LikeCrazy #threejewels #hours #EarlyBiz #okpreps #whatinhellisbad #gatewaypundit #Dollar #GOLD #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #Airport #NotOurCrimes
12:02 AM · Feb 28, 2024

X/Twitter
Next Stop Adventures
@NextStop_Advntr
Airport: come at least like 3 hours early
Me: nice, where’s the gate?
Airport: wouldn’t you like to know
11:24 AM · Mar 17, 2024