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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 9:33 am
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Originally Posted by STBCypriot
I gave the secuirty theater high marks for absurdity when they banned metal butter knives after 9/11. Of course, the bad guys still had access to forks. Or better yet, breaking a drinking glass or a bottle of duty-free vodka wouldn't result in an edge sharp enough to cut someone's throat, now would it?

Don't get me wrong, I am not advocating banning any of these things. Just pointing out the absurdity of security theater.
As another FTer mentioned, snapping a CD in half, would be sharper than a butter knife.. Of course, TSA has not discovered this lethal threat, yet
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