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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 3:24 am
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Originally Posted by bhatnasx
That said, the only other time I've gotten the third degree was at ORD after the customs agent asked me how long I had had been in AMS & I told him about 26 hours. He asked why we went for such a short time & my friend who was traveling with me held up a box of this really good strawberry shortcake he got at a bakery for his sister & said "They've got the best shortcake in the world!" The customs people x-rayed the short cake & let us go through (after explaining that we were on a mileage run & were from DC & still had to catch a flight to MSP & then on home to IAD).
I'm in AMS this second and because I've been hanging out in the bars and the coffeeshops, I know i'm going to drive those poor drug dogs crazy.

good thing I got a 5 hr layover I suppose
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