To all of the instant messaging, cell phone texting, LOL people out there who claim that spelling skills - and, you know, common sense - aren't necessary in this age of spell check, think again:

A 21-year old German man named Tobi Gutt, intending to visit his girlfriend (whom he no doubt met on eHarmony.com) in Sydney, Australia, found himself 8,000 miles in the wrong direction after he accidentally purchased a ticket to Sidney, Montana instead.

According to CNN.com, "Gutt's airline ticket routed him via the U.S. city of Portland, Oregon, to Billings, Montana. Only as he was about to board a commuter flight to Sidney -- an oil town of about 5,000 people -- did he realize his mistake."

After he spent 3 days in the Billings airport, Gutt's family and friends sent him the cash so he could purchase a one-way ticket to the intended Sydney, Australia. Said Gutt's equally capable mother, "I didn't notice the mistake as my son is usually good with computers."

Being good at computers and being good at life - two totally different things, folks. Now, please excuse me, as my high horse needs some water.