Originally Posted by
goalie
Bolding mine: I was told the very same thing at FLL this past Sunday under the "guise" of a similar conversation where I responded, "I don't talk to BDO's" and after hesitation and a look of befuddlement by the TSO, I was told "have a nice trip" and sent on my way
You folks are far gutsier than I am.
I avert my eyes, "sir" and "ma'am" all the way, tiny voice, avoid saying anything that might be remotely construed as a 'challenge'.
Kind of the approach (short of lying down on the ground and playing dead or turning tail and running) that I would use with a rabid dog.
I still get hands between the legs and down my pants every single time I fly.