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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 3:39 pm
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Originally Posted by yyz-kin
So, I get pulled for secondary screening and they search my checked bag. My shaving cream was confiscated and I was told that this was a banned item. Rationale? It could explode when heated and, as I was informed, the baggage hold is heated. Really....

Of all the years I have flown, this has reached an entire new level of absurdity. I highly doubt that I am the single person who packs shaving cream in my bag.
The good news is, we get a new verse to the old campfire song:

In line at the airport they told me,
"Your bag...we need to check it."
When I asked for an explanation,
All I got was a pile of...

Shhhaving cream, be nice and clean.
Shave everyday and you'll always look keen!
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