Michael Owen's Travel 'Torture' Really Shouldn't Make Us Laugh but It Does

We will let Lisa and Homer Simpson below explain the concept of schadenfreude, but suffice to say, we had a guilty chuckle at Michael Owen's travel woes on Tuesday morning. 

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The former Liverpool and Manchester United man was taking a flight from Los Angeles to Manchester, via London, but what first looked like being a stroke of luck actually turned into a nightmare for the ex-striker. 

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Flying from Los Angeles to London and then up to Manchester. Due to fog at Heathrow, plane diverts straight to Manchester.

— michael owen (@themichaelowen) November 4, 2014"

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Been told I can't get off. Got to wait on plane for over an hour to then fly to Heathrow and miss my flight back up to Manchester. #Torture

— michael owen (@themichaelowen) November 4, 2014"

Oh dear! Poor Michael.

We would suggest he just settles in and enjoys an in-flight movie, but then again...

"

Watched my eighth ever film on the flight home. Must have been bored. #HateFilms

— michael owen (@themichaelowen) October 14, 2014"

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Films I've been forced to watch: Rocky Heat Ghost Jurassic Park Cool Runnings Seabiscuit Karate Kid Forest Gump

— michael owen (@themichaelowen) October 14, 2014"

[Michael Owen]