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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 2:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Spiff
The TSA should not be attempting to enforce non-existent bans of such items.
As usual, you're correct, but recall from the TSA website:

I am TSA

I am the frontline of defense, drawing on my imagination to creatively protect America from harm. I am a Transportation Security Officer.
http://www.tsa.gov/who_we_are/index.shtm

Great. Just what we need. People drawing on their fertile imagination in a laughable attempt "to creatively protect America from harm." I laughed out loud typing that. What nonsense.
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