The TSA Just Won An Award for Being Funny. Seriously.

Meg Butler May 01, 2018

The TSA isn’t known for its sense of humor in person, but on Instagram, they’re pretty hilarious. So funny, in fact, that they just won three Webby awards in the following categories:

Webby Award: Social Content – Marketing / Corporate Communications
Webby Award: Social Content Marketing – / Weird
People’s Voice Award: Social Content Marketing – / Weird

Bob Burns the TSA’s social media lead who writes the content for their social media page, had this to say: “We’re not in the entertainment business, but mixing humor with our messaging has been a very successful formula for us, and I’m glad IADAS as well as our followers have recognized and appreciated that.”

If you haven’t been to the TSA’s Instagram page, you really should. It’s a collection of crazy items confiscated from passengers — think nunchucks, unexploded mortars, and lots of drugs — with a heavy dose of puns:

Raphael was so excited when he heard he could carry on a pepperoni and pickles pizza that he forgot all about his twin sai. Raph was on his way to an all you can beat buffet. #TMNT … They were discovered in a carry-on bag at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Martial arts weapons (if legal to possess where you’re traveling) must be packed in checked bags only.

A post shared by TSA (@tsa) on Apr 25, 2018 at 2:41pm PDT

With all the buzz about #420 today, we wanted to offer a #ProTip. If you’re considering traveling with marijuana or cannabis-infused products, don’t. We’re not looking for your jazz cabbage, but if we find it, we’ll have to notify local law enforcement. … TSA doesn’t have any regulations that address the possession or transportation of marijuana and cannabis infused products, but under Federal law and many State laws, it’s a crime to possess or transport any detectable amount of marijuana. … Having a State-issued cannabis card or other documentation indicating that the marijuana is for medical purposes doesn’t exempt you from TSA’s requirement to notify law enforcement. It’s up to the responding officer, not TSA, to determine if possession of the marijuana is authorized under State law, or whether to make an arrest or confiscate it. … This picture is from 2014 when 80 pounds of marijuana was discovered in a checked bag at the McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD) in California. … #TSATravelTips #marijuana

A post shared by TSA (@tsa) on Apr 20, 2018 at 1:03pm PDT

It’s a gun. It’s a knife. It’s super spoooooky and skull-adorned. It’s pointless. Well, it has a point, but it doesn’t make the cut. Both knives and replica firearms are not allowed to be brought on board with your carry-on items. This knife-gun was discovered in a carry-on bag at the Denver International Airport (DEN).

A post shared by TSA (@tsa) on Apr 19, 2018 at 1:10pm PDT