Reminds me of the time I was going through a small town airport and the guy asked if he could check my suspenders. I said, "Sure, why not.". So he ran his fingers around my waistband, made a big show about checking the ends of the suspenders (they were clipons with metal clips.).

They made such a big show of it, they failed to notice the big tube of toothpaste, a bottle of soap and a big bottle of shampoo, all sitting in my carryon not bagged, and certainly larger than 3.4oz each.