IAH - Button down collars latest security threat to America
Dec 15, 2011 | 10:22 am
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Dec 15, 2011 | 10:40 am
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Arrrrh, the human imagination - especially with the Thousands Standing Around circus of clowns at the checkpoints in the anti-terror "war" on American soil ....
I had an idea
for our infrequent family friends flying oversea out of JFK late tonight - wear those "cute" hospital/clinic style exam gowns 
over a warmup suit.
No pins, no belts, no buttons, just 1 or 2 pair of strings to keep them tie closed - and if the blue shirts insist on a pat down, "drop" it quick and "show" them with a 360 spin but tell them, no touchie ....
Seriously, however, I can foreseen the days ahead where we will ONLY be permitted to fly and/or travel in masses wearing literally next to nothing so that the would-be "terrorists" can be easily spotted
I had an idea
for our infrequent family friends flying oversea out of JFK late tonight - wear those "cute" hospital/clinic style exam gowns over a warmup suit. No pins, no belts, no buttons, just 1 or 2 pair of strings to keep them tie closed - and if the blue shirts insist on a pat down, "drop" it quick and "show" them with a 360 spin but tell them, no touchie ....
Seriously, however, I can foreseen the days ahead where we will ONLY be permitted to fly and/or travel in masses wearing literally next to nothing so that the would-be "terrorists" can be easily spotted
Dec 15, 2011 | 10:48 am
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Dec 15, 2011 | 3:58 pm
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Hmm, I wear a shirt with a button-down collar regularly and I've never had an issue.
What terminal at IAH was this?
What terminal at IAH was this?
Dec 15, 2011 | 6:28 pm
#20
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They're not looking for WEI, they're looking for drugs. We've seen this over and over.
They've given up looking for something they'll never find and turned to something they'll find every once in a while. It's the only way they can justify their funding.
They've given up looking for something they'll never find and turned to something they'll find every once in a while. It's the only way they can justify their funding.
Dec 16, 2011 | 9:16 pm
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Dec 16, 2011 | 9:33 pm
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