The How to Get Home for 11 Cent Conundrum

AnonoBoy · 24-07-2012 02:31PM #1

I forgot my wallet today, bought lunch with the coins in my pocket before I realised and now I have but 11c in that pocket.

It's raining a lot today and I have an umbrella but I do not fancy the hour long walk home. I know nobody who can give me a lift home and don't have anybody who can drop by my house to get my wallet for me. So I turn to you fine denizens of After Hours to help me in my plight. How can I get home for only 11c?

Help me Obi-Wan After Hours, you're my only hope!

Yours shelteringly,

AnonoBoy

Skylinehead · 24-07-2012 02:31PM

"Excuse me sir, ya wudn't happen to have a eurrrrro for de bus wud ya?"

kfallon · 24-07-2012 02:32PM

Walk....you've now saved 11c

AnonoBoy · 24-07-2012 02:33PM

kfallon wrote: »

Walk....you've now saved 11c

Saved the 11c from being spent how though?

smash · 24-07-2012 02:33PM

You on a Luas line?

Tombi! · 24-07-2012 02:33PM

Do what I do on nights out: Get a taxi and say you'll be back with the money.

Then you get the money and give it to the nice taximan.

Or jump out of the taxi five minutes before the taxi gets to your home, then run, run fast.

clintondaly · 24-07-2012 02:35PM

How much is the umbrella woth,or is there any way of getting a tune out of it?

Lyaiera · 24-07-2012 02:35PM

You could post a thread on Boards.ie about how you left your wallet at home and hope some kind stranger offers you lift.

FatherLen · 24-07-2012 02:36PM

you dont want to walk eh? you could skip? roll? meander? run?

kfallon · 24-07-2012 02:36PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Saved the 11c from being spent how though?

Well you were expecting to spend it to get home otherwise you wouldn't have mentioned you had 11c

danniemcq · 24-07-2012 02:37PM

an hour walk is f all really. Consider it your exercise for the day. and if you run some of the way you'll be back in half that time.

Especially if you have headphones and music/podcasts

(i have a 40 minute walk home every day great to catch up on news)

24-07-2012 02:37PM

just walk, good exercise

ejmaztec · 24-07-2012 02:38PM

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

Do what I do on nights out: Get a taxi and say you'll be back with the money.

Then you get the money and give it to the nice taximan.

Or jump out of the taxi five minutes before the taxi gets to your home, then run, run fast.

..and get your 15 minutes of fame on Youtube, and ten million people chasing you for the bounty, including Mr & Mrs Dog.

Tombi! · 24-07-2012 02:39PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

..and get your 15 minutes of fame on Youtube, and ten million people chasing you for the bounty, including Mr & Mrs Dog.

Personally I wouldn't mind being tackled by Beth, I'm sure those massive things on her chest would be quite comfortable.

Mr Benevolent · 24-07-2012 02:39PM

Just got an electric bike, it's only 9c to charge it. 2c profit!

AnonoBoy · 24-07-2012 02:40PM

smash wrote: »

You on a Luas line?

Nope.

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

Do what I do on nights out: Get a taxi and say you'll be back with the money.

Then you get the money and give it to the nice taximan.

Or jump out of the taxi five minutes before the taxi gets to your home, then run, run fast.

I don't want to spend 20 euro on a taxi home either.

clintondaly wrote: »

How much is the umbrella woth,or is there any way of getting a tune out of it?

5 euro from Dunnes. I suppose I could hammer it off the ground for a rhythm.

FatherLen wrote: »

you dont want to walk eh? you could skip? roll? meander? run?

danniemcq wrote: »

an hour walk is f all really. Consider it your exercise for the day. and if you run some of the way you'll be back in half that time.

Especially if you have headphones and music/podcasts

(i have a 40 minute walk home every day great to catch up on news)

bluewolf wrote: »

just walk, good exercise

Exercise? I'm disappointed with both of you to be honest.

Culleeo · 24-07-2012 02:41PM

You could start singing in the rain outside the office and surely you would make a few euro or else you could just borrow the bus money off someone in work?

laoch na mona · 24-07-2012 02:42PM

are you wearing a suit? if you ask for money for the bus while wearing a suit people are more likely to give you money as we trust people in suits

Plazaman · 24-07-2012 02:45PM

To the shop and get a sticky sweet for 10c

Then onto the internet to swap it for a Pen

Swap the pen for a nailfile

A nailfile for a Steel Ruler

A Steel Ruler for a Hammer

Go back to the sticky sweet shop with the Hammer and demand the contents of the till then...... no wait, that mightn't be 100% legal so forget the last swap and with the Steel Ruler, bend it slightly and attach a Rubber Band. Then into the street to busk for 3.5 hours for the Bus Fare home.

Or you could walk home in an hour and superglue your wallet to your inner thigh so you'll never forget it again.

Tombi! · 24-07-2012 02:46PM

If you don't want to walk or get a taxi then you're outta luck.

UNLESS!

Yes there is a way: get a friend to come to you and give you money and/or carry you home.

AnonoBoy · 24-07-2012 02:47PM

Plazaman wrote: »

To the shop and get a sticky sweet for 10c

Then onto the internet to swap it for a Pen

Swap the pen for a nailfile

A nailfile for a Steel Ruler

A Steel Ruler for a Hammer

Go back to the sticky sweet shop with the Hammer and demand the contents of the till then...... no wait, that mightn't be 100% legal so forget the last swap and with the Steel Ruler, bend it slightly and attach a Rubber Band. Then into the street to busk for 3.5 hours for the Bus Fare home.

Or you could walk home in an hour and superglue your wallet to your inner thigh so you'll never forget it again.

This is the calibre of response I was looking for. More please.

Tombi! · 24-07-2012 02:50PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

This is the calibre of response I was looking for. More please.

Technically speaking, the pointy end of the umbrella is able to remove a man's eye.

How do you feel about blinding a beggar and running away with the cup of money?

celtictiger32 · 24-07-2012 02:51PM

what area do you work/live i could pick you up and drop you home for 11 cent

minidazzler · 24-07-2012 02:52PM

Are any of the great people of AH willing to loan this jun fine gentleman 2 euro to get the bus back to Carl wherever he is going?

If I was in Dublin I'd spot ya, but I'm not. So, you best start giving 20c BJ's.

24-07-2012 02:53PM

steal a dublin bike

are you in dublin
i suppose you can have a euro

you should still walk though :P

FatherLen · 24-07-2012 02:56PM

start a rap duo

fishy fishy · 24-07-2012 02:59PM

it's only summer rain ya big baby.
Get up and walk - it's only an hour.

(this is a joke and not meant to
be serious).

AnonoBoy · 24-07-2012 03:04PM

FatherLen wrote: »

start a rap duo

Great idea.

Name suggestions:

AnonoBoy & FatherLen
The B Sharps
The Hard-Ass Muthaf*cking Mouth Talkers

Anyone · 24-07-2012 03:13PM

Put it all on a horse called "Wheelavit" in the 4.10 at Southwell today.

ZombieMed · 24-07-2012 03:22PM

city centre to north, south, west side?

ZombieMed · 24-07-2012 03:27PM

Also, how did you get to work this morning without your wallet?

The How to Get Home for 11 Cent Conundrum

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