Screener in PHX on 12/27 thought the antique glass cake plate in my carryon (present from Santa) was a (you'll never believe this one) a 'horseshoe'.

Seriously.

I can't imagine what kind of horse he thought would wear a shoe that looks like a cake plate.

What made it even more bizarre was that he was looking at the image of my bag on his screen (could see it in the reflection of glass behind him) but grabbed the bag belonging the guy in front of me to re-run, meanwhile, my bag came sliding out unmolested. I stood there, waiting for my bins to come out, listening to the smurf quizzing the other pax about this 'horseshoe' while the poor pax was equally confused as to what he thought the screener was looking at because his bag was full of camera equipment!