Don't be so tough on him, folks! His retort was WELL within the pledged parameters of TSA Dignity and Respect!
(B-but Johnsmithy, I CAN sing already! AND play a mean 12-string guitar. It's even a big ol' Martin D-12-28. Does THAT count? I just don't do the Flap-Arm Flip-Belt Barefoot TSA Boogie any more. The syncopation was too damned dumb for anybody to understand.)