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Originally Posted by BillForster
(Post 16941499)
Back when I was working for them the question they would always start with was, "How do you feel about flying today?"
I never heard anyone answer this question with anything other than "fine." I can't imagine what answer they are looking for. Are they expecting, "Well, I am a little nervous because I was considering hijacking the plane to Cuba"? They are aware that people can and do lie, right? |
Originally Posted by mikeef
(Post 16941506)
You didn't recognize one of the most famous scenes from Monty Python? Now THAT is suspicious. :)
... Mike What happens if they ask my destination and I just say, "Wow, that's weird, I thought it was right there on my boarding pass (pointing to destination)." |
Originally Posted by Pesky Monkey
(Post 16935640)
What is your name?
What is your quest? What is your favorite color? |
Originally Posted by photodave
(Post 16936236)
I don't know...Aaaaaaagh
If only it were so simple... My stock response is going to be a very firm "None of your business". |
Originally Posted by jkhuggins
(Post 16941218)
Well ... to be fair, this program just rolled out at BOS in the last day or two ... it may be awhile before enough FTers make their way through BOS to come back and report. Give it time.
But if there are no reports yet, I don't see the point in cluttering up the thread with other things. Anyone who comes to this thread expecting to read, you know, "reports of the new BDO questioning at BOS" (as suggested by the title) is going to have pages and pages of off-topic chit-chat to wade through, assuming they don't give up first. Just my 2 cents. |
Originally Posted by DeafBlonde
(Post 16941569)
What if you answered by saying, "Really good, except for jumping through the inane TSA hoops at the skwerty checkpoint!" Would you be in for "enhanced screening" as a result? :confused:
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Originally Posted by jkhuggins
(Post 16939265)
I would suggest that the ASL sign for "deaf" might be appropriate.
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Originally Posted by DeafBlonde
(Post 16941569)
What if you answered by saying, "Really good, except for jumping through the inane TSA hoops at the skwerty checkpoint!" Would you be in for "enhanced screening" as a result? :confused:
As for looking for reactions, yes I am sure that is what they are intending to do, however I sincerely doubt their ability to accurately assess real trouble situations. I believe it will just evolve into another form of TSA harassment. It's clearly just another way to spend money and generate this "We are saving America" image they think they are projecting. |
Originally Posted by BillForster
(Post 16942281)
Well then they will probably pat you down! :) I used to be a TSO and I can tell you, we look for any excuse to pat people down. Sarcastic remarks are on the top of the list! (you should still say it though!)
As for looking for reactions, yes I am sure that is what they are intending to do, however I sincerely doubt their ability to accurately assess real trouble situations. I believe it will just evolve into another form of TSA harassment. It's clearly just another way to spend money and generate this "We are saving America" image they think they are projecting. Bolding mine: Believe me, if I am ever subjected to interrogation by a TSA BDO, I will be just as sarcastic as I can possibly be...before, during, and after the patdown! :D (I figure that I will get a patdown anyway, as I will always opt out of the Nudie-Scope!) |
Originally Posted by SATTSO
(Post 16941868)
Its silly to think that the BDOs are looking for any specific answer. I have not been through the training, but such programs which have exist long before TSA employed them, and they have always looked for reactions. It is the non-verbal clues they are looking for.
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Originally Posted by T-the-B
(Post 16942900)
So is a look of total contempt and loathing a good non-verbal cue or a bad one?
[off to sit in goalie's penalty box ...] |
Originally Posted by SATTSO
(Post 16941868)
It is the non-verbal clues they are looking for.
:p |
I think we should all do the Ahmed Ahmed routine:
Ahmed: How can we move this process along? Agent: Why are you hurrying to get on this plane? Ahmed: I have a show. Agent: What kind of show? Ahmed: I'm a comedian. Agent: Oh? Then say something funny. Ahmed: Uh, I just graduated from flight school? |
Originally Posted by jkhuggins
(Post 16942938)
Well, we are talking about Boston here ... isn't that completely normal for the locals? :)
[off to sit in goalie's penalty box ...] |
Originally Posted by fairviewroad
(Post 16941670)
I get that.
But if there are no reports yet, I don't see the point in cluttering up the thread with other things. Anyone who comes to this thread expecting to read, you know, "reports of the new BDO questioning at BOS" (as suggested by the title) is going to have pages and pages of off-topic chit-chat to wade through, assuming they don't give up first. Just my 2 cents. |
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