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pitohui

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63. uk at least has a legit excuse for liquids hysteria

Sat Dec 24, 2011, 09:08 PM

Dec 2011

i'm not saying the scheme would have worked but there was a group of al qaeda who tried to go thru heathrow w. explosive chemicals in baby formula a few years back, they were caught, tried and convicted

their scheme would not have worked to blow up anything but at least the UKers have SOME reason for paranoia since the scheme, however silly, was at least actually tried

in the usa where such a scheme has never been attempted, and we have the science to understand it could not have worked because we can stand aside and be dispassionate, this liquids hysteria is pretty hard to understand

it's pretty much a gift to the hudson booksellers and other sellers of $4 bottles of water, and i assume they are paying off the relevant gov't officials because there is no serious reason to claim people's shampoo, cupcakes, baby formula and what have you

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Flier: TSA Said My Cupcake Was a Security Threat [View all] kpete Dec 2011 OP

$10 bucks the TSA agent was hungry..LOl glowing Dec 2011 #1

She could have eaten it right there LiberalEsto Dec 2011 #2

Absolutely. She should have started eating it and then asked LibDemAlways Dec 2011 #23

she could have stepped out of line, and eaten the frosting off it Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 #55

Thought that was going to be a euphemism dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #3

the cupcake was a distraction -- her milkshake was the bomb! unblock Dec 2011 #5

Most food will be confiscated at the checkpoint liberal N proud Dec 2011 #4

Depends... HipChick Dec 2011 #30

Wow Mz Pip Dec 2011 #32

It is more likely lack of inspection at the checkpoint liberal N proud Dec 2011 #44

I tend to almost lose my food everytime there is another TSA story n/t zogofzorkon Dec 2011 #56

Ha ha! Delphinus Dec 2011 #79

I never bring food or drink through the checkpoint anymore... reACTIONary Dec 2011 #61

no i pass thru las almost every month, they've never taken food pitohui Dec 2011 #62

Yes, the terrorists new weapon of choice is trans-fats. n/t hughee99 Dec 2011 #6

Nope. HFCS. jmowreader Dec 2011 #47

Anyone who chooses to fly deserves what they get. TSA stupidity + abuse of power is well known. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #7

Uh....some people fly because it's the fastest Jazzgirl Dec 2011 #8

People who choose the fastest and most efficient way to get there, deserve what they get. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #12

"So what"? That's your argument? bluesbassman Dec 2011 #14

People choose to argue or not. The observation is not an argument. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #25

I have a very logical reason Aerows Dec 2011 #103

When is the next train or bus to Hawaii? RC Dec 2011 #24

Hawaii? And you want sympathy? Just stand in line. And bleet out a "Baa." AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #27

What is the difference between Hawaii and any other state to visit Friends? RC Dec 2011 #29

No difference between Hawaii and other states? Ever been to Texas? Alabama? Georgia? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #33

um, they're not? ho boy, don't come back to the south any time soon pitohui Dec 2011 #64

Yea, right. Given a choice, some people would rather go to an orange beach than Hawaii. Sure. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #73

Sounds like you need to take your own advice. PavePusher Dec 2011 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #99

..... Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #69

You of course are aware that there are certain places nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #54

The fact that you cannot drive to certain destinations does not mean that must fly to them. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #75

Except when you have family there nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #76

That's your exception. Stand in line and bleet out a "baa" if you want. But don't expect sympathy. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #80

I see, so you really do not have a real answer nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #83

Wrong. I just gave you an answer. I can give you an explanation. I can't give you understanding. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #84

Alas if you think the Airlines want TSA to go away, they do nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #85

Just give up, is your solution. Quantess Dec 2011 #89

Again, you're on the mark! AlwaysQuestion Dec 2011 #92

I came to christx30 Dec 2011 #96

You do if your job requires it Aerows Dec 2011 #104

How would you suggest that I get to Ohio from Oregon for an emergency? housewolf Dec 2011 #66

You need suggestions? Post comments about how dealing with the TSA takes only a few minutes ... AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #82

You're right--of course!! AlwaysQuestion Dec 2011 #86

At an earlier time, I was openly sympathetic. I still am sympathetic towards the children whose AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #87

What has the Nation become--it's all so very sad, indeed. AlwaysQuestion Dec 2011 #93

Are you serious or sarcastic? T first I thought you were sarcastic but now I'm not sure... Quantess Dec 2011 #88

Serious, but not overly so. The choice that you offer is not one that I can understand. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #90

We shouldn't have to choose between putting up with ridiculous overreactions from the TSA Quantess Dec 2011 #91

No one here is saying any such thing. AlwaysQuestion Dec 2011 #94

How would that work, Quantess Dec 2011 #95

All of us subsidize that abuse of power, too. TahitiNut Dec 2011 #20

Great point. Delphinus Dec 2011 #81

False dilemma. boppers Dec 2011 #49

thanks SaintPete Dec 2011 #57

Best flight of my life was with a friend in a shared plane. boppers Dec 2011 #59

I was going to fly to Madrid... Juneboarder Dec 2011 #100

When you fly to Madrid or any other destination, AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #101

I was being totally and utterly sarcastic. Juneboarder Dec 2011 #102

I have been stopped with bagels at JFK HockeyMom Dec 2011 #9

TSA is correct. The gas generated from that cupcake could easily ignite and bring down a plane. yellowcanine Dec 2011 #10

I think you might have forgotten the Sarcasm thingy Justice wanted Dec 2011 #16

Very good. nm rhett o rick Dec 2011 #68

For those of you who believe TSA is needed to protect us. How can you justify this event. Justice wanted Dec 2011 #11

Some would say FUBAR AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #13

Sorry never heard of FUBAR before... Justice wanted Dec 2011 #15

FUBAR means F*cked Up Beyond All Repair. freshwest Dec 2011 #17

Thank you. I have to agree it is FUBAR. I'm sorry Freshwest our currant situation can't be repair Justice wanted Dec 2011 #18

My experiences have been positive ones. I flew during the Bush years, and staff were sadistic. freshwest Dec 2011 #41

The other one is SNAFU dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #21

It's just the TSA a simple pattern Dec 2011 #35

i wonder who ate it. barbtries Dec 2011 #19

More proof that TSA employs the dumbest LibDemAlways Dec 2011 #22

Cream cheese is apparently also a hazard MountainLaurel Dec 2011 #26

My wife was singled out and scrutinized eyewall Dec 2011 #28

Oddly enough, I could quilt a bomb. boppers Dec 2011 #50

The more I think about this dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #31

The East Berlin guards had more common sense. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #34

If that cupcake had blown up treestar Dec 2011 #36

Let them eat JEB Dec 2011 #37

Out of control TSA smurfs. GoneOffShore Dec 2011 #38

In Denver a few years ago they whisked me off because I had baby formula - TBF Dec 2011 #39

The TSA In either Sacramento or Phoenix were truedelphi Dec 2011 #48

You want to know what else is a security threat? Liquid medicine. mwooldri Dec 2011 #40

"party on Garth" n/t tooeyeten Dec 2011 #43

uk at least has a legit excuse for liquids hysteria pitohui Dec 2011 #63

Only threat to the cupcake tooeyeten Dec 2011 #42

Great! I'm giving my daughter chocolate covered pretzels to take back home to her husband. PADemD Dec 2011 #45

I've had some killer cupcakes in my life MzNov Dec 2011 #46

Nobody would ever think of putting a weapon in a cake! boppers Dec 2011 #51

Did you forget the dozen donuts? RoccoR5955 Dec 2011 #52

My son and DIL flew in today fromNYC Mz Pip Dec 2011 #67

Was there more than 4 oz of frosting on it? Taverner Dec 2011 #53

this thread is dead....get a life... NeonDog Dec 2011 #58

And you work for???? AllyCat Dec 2011 #71

Barney Fife works for the TSA now. W T F Dec 2011 #60

I wonder what would have happened if she licked the frosting off the cupcake real quick octothorpe Dec 2011 #65

Phew! I feel safer already! AllyCat Dec 2011 #70

Looks delicious. I would have confiscated it, too--and eaten it right up! nt tblue37 Dec 2011 #72

It's not just the TSA connecticut yankee Dec 2011 #74

As they say at the TSA training school: What's the sense of having power if you can't abuse it. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #77

Looks like the terrorists have won. Rex Dec 2011 #78

tsa mutilated a box of pralines Danmel Dec 2011 #97