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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 7:56 pm
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daeira
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Originally Posted by JohnneeO
Was it the INXS version of "Beautiful Girl" he was singing? You know, the one with the piano intro, the lyrics, "Stay with me...", and now running over & over through my head.
I was unable to discern whether it was the INXS version on account that he was entirely tone deaf and his rendition bordered more on unintelligible musicality than anything. Had he actually sang well, perhaps I would have been in a better mood. The best I can describe it is a man mumbling the lyrics without any sense of rhythm or tonal melody.

Originally Posted by KCK
Is there any record of the incident? I'd be concerned that someone might not accept the passport with the stamp and would want TSA to pay for a replacement.
Presumably there's no written record. I do have the names, though not badge numbers, of the ID checker and the supervisor. I suspect that the supervisor would remember me as he probably thought me entirely too anal retentive for being angry over the red stamp. I admit it. I am incredibly anal retentive and see the stamp as an ugly mark on what otherwise would be a lovely passport.

Originally Posted by gargoyle
Should the OP notify the state department about his/her passport being defaced (vandalized)?
I was also uncertain as to whether a red stamp constituted damage. I'm Canadian and was returning to Canada. So upon my request, the supervisor checked to ensure that the stamped passport was not damaged for Canadian customs and immigration. He told me if anything it "would be fine as it said TSA and that it didn't cover the signature"
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