Chewbacca vs the TSA
Jun 8, 2013 | 4:46 pm
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Chewbacca vs the TSA
Chewbacca and twitter defeat the TSA
Apparently, a cane only looks like a weapon when there's no bad publicity attached to it. Perhaps they were concerned it was an actual lightsaber?
Apparently, a cane only looks like a weapon when there's no bad publicity attached to it. Perhaps they were concerned it was an actual lightsaber?
Jun 8, 2013 | 7:40 pm
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The TSA does not make sense...
Jun 9, 2013 | 6:34 am
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You know, we joke a lot about the low intelligence of some TSOs, but this one is no joke - it's a CANE. It's made out of TRANSPARENT LUCITE. Yet they had to examine it because they thought it might be disallowed as a weapon?!
What kind of abject MORON actually believes that a cane shaped like a lightsaber might be a weapon? There is no such thing as a real lightsaber and everyone knows it except small children who are too young to know better, and apparently a few numbskull TSOs at Denver.
These guys don't need retraining, they need the Billy Madison treatment, because their intelligence and mental development obviously arrested when they were in 2nd grade. A lightsaber cane might be a weapon? Fire anyone who thought so IMMEDIATELY. This is even stupider than the whole "frosting is gel-like" cupcake in a jar fiasco. This is stupider than disposing of "potential explosives" in a trash can right in the middle of the c/p. This is stupider than the idea that Die Hard 3 binary liquid explosives can be carried in water bottles and mixed aboard an airplane to create a bomb. It's imbecilic to a degree that even I never thought TSA capable of achieving.
What kind of abject MORON actually believes that a cane shaped like a lightsaber might be a weapon? There is no such thing as a real lightsaber and everyone knows it except small children who are too young to know better, and apparently a few numbskull TSOs at Denver.
These guys don't need retraining, they need the Billy Madison treatment, because their intelligence and mental development obviously arrested when they were in 2nd grade. A lightsaber cane might be a weapon? Fire anyone who thought so IMMEDIATELY. This is even stupider than the whole "frosting is gel-like" cupcake in a jar fiasco. This is stupider than disposing of "potential explosives" in a trash can right in the middle of the c/p. This is stupider than the idea that Die Hard 3 binary liquid explosives can be carried in water bottles and mixed aboard an airplane to create a bomb. It's imbecilic to a degree that even I never thought TSA capable of achieving.
Jun 9, 2013 | 6:44 am
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You know, we joke a lot about the low intelligence of some TSOs, but this one is no joke - it's a CANE. It's made out of TRANSPARENT LUCITE. Yet they had to examine it because they thought it might be disallowed as a weapon?!
What kind of abject MORON actually believes that a cane shaped like a lightsaber might be a weapon? There is no such thing as a real lightsaber and everyone knows it except small children who are too young to know better, and apparently a few numbskull TSOs at Denver.
These guys don't need retraining, they need the Billy Madison treatment, because their intelligence and mental development obviously arrested when they were in 2nd grade. A lightsaber cane might be a weapon? Fire anyone who thought so IMMEDIATELY. This is even stupider than the whole "frosting is gel-like" cupcake in a jar fiasco. This is stupider than disposing of "potential explosives" in a trash can right in the middle of the c/p. This is stupider than the idea that Die Hard 3 binary liquid explosives can be carried in water bottles and mixed aboard an airplane to create a bomb. It's imbecilic to a degree that even I never thought TSA capable of achieving.
What kind of abject MORON actually believes that a cane shaped like a lightsaber might be a weapon? There is no such thing as a real lightsaber and everyone knows it except small children who are too young to know better, and apparently a few numbskull TSOs at Denver.
These guys don't need retraining, they need the Billy Madison treatment, because their intelligence and mental development obviously arrested when they were in 2nd grade. A lightsaber cane might be a weapon? Fire anyone who thought so IMMEDIATELY. This is even stupider than the whole "frosting is gel-like" cupcake in a jar fiasco. This is stupider than disposing of "potential explosives" in a trash can right in the middle of the c/p. This is stupider than the idea that Die Hard 3 binary liquid explosives can be carried in water bottles and mixed aboard an airplane to create a bomb. It's imbecilic to a degree that even I never thought TSA capable of achieving.
Got my chuckle of the day. ^^^
Jun 9, 2013 | 9:16 am
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You know, we joke a lot about the low intelligence of some TSOs, but this one is no joke - it's a CANE. It's made out of TRANSPARENT LUCITE. Yet they had to examine it because they thought it might be disallowed as a weapon?!
What kind of abject MORON actually believes that a cane shaped like a lightsaber might be a weapon? There is no such thing as a real lightsaber and everyone knows it except small children who are too young to know better, and apparently a few numbskull TSOs at Denver.
These guys don't need retraining, they need the Billy Madison treatment, because their intelligence and mental development obviously arrested when they were in 2nd grade. A lightsaber cane might be a weapon? Fire anyone who thought so IMMEDIATELY. This is even stupider than the whole "frosting is gel-like" cupcake in a jar fiasco. This is stupider than disposing of "potential explosives" in a trash can right in the middle of the c/p. This is stupider than the idea that Die Hard 3 binary liquid explosives can be carried in water bottles and mixed aboard an airplane to create a bomb. It's imbecilic to a degree that even I never thought TSA capable of achieving.
What kind of abject MORON actually believes that a cane shaped like a lightsaber might be a weapon? There is no such thing as a real lightsaber and everyone knows it except small children who are too young to know better, and apparently a few numbskull TSOs at Denver.
These guys don't need retraining, they need the Billy Madison treatment, because their intelligence and mental development obviously arrested when they were in 2nd grade. A lightsaber cane might be a weapon? Fire anyone who thought so IMMEDIATELY. This is even stupider than the whole "frosting is gel-like" cupcake in a jar fiasco. This is stupider than disposing of "potential explosives" in a trash can right in the middle of the c/p. This is stupider than the idea that Die Hard 3 binary liquid explosives can be carried in water bottles and mixed aboard an airplane to create a bomb. It's imbecilic to a degree that even I never thought TSA capable of achieving.
Jun 9, 2013 | 9:19 am
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We all know all airports and checkpoints have their own rules.
This is DEN. Perhaps eyecue can shed some light (but not with a light saber!)
This is DEN. Perhaps eyecue can shed some light (but not with a light saber!)
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Jun 9, 2013 | 11:11 am
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You know, we joke a lot about the low intelligence of some TSOs, but this one is no joke - it's a CANE. It's made out of TRANSPARENT LUCITE. Yet they had to examine it because they thought it might be disallowed as a weapon?!
What kind of abject MORON actually believes that a cane shaped like a lightsaber might be a weapon? There is no such thing as a real lightsaber and everyone knows it except small children who are too young to know better, and apparently a few numbskull TSOs at Denver.
These guys don't need retraining, they need the Billy Madison treatment, because their intelligence and mental development obviously arrested when they were in 2nd grade. A lightsaber cane might be a weapon? Fire anyone who thought so IMMEDIATELY. This is even stupider than the whole "frosting is gel-like" cupcake in a jar fiasco. This is stupider than disposing of "potential explosives" in a trash can right in the middle of the c/p. This is stupider than the idea that Die Hard 3 binary liquid explosives can be carried in water bottles and mixed aboard an airplane to create a bomb. It's imbecilic to a degree that even I never thought TSA capable of achieving.
What kind of abject MORON actually believes that a cane shaped like a lightsaber might be a weapon? There is no such thing as a real lightsaber and everyone knows it except small children who are too young to know better, and apparently a few numbskull TSOs at Denver.
These guys don't need retraining, they need the Billy Madison treatment, because their intelligence and mental development obviously arrested when they were in 2nd grade. A lightsaber cane might be a weapon? Fire anyone who thought so IMMEDIATELY. This is even stupider than the whole "frosting is gel-like" cupcake in a jar fiasco. This is stupider than disposing of "potential explosives" in a trash can right in the middle of the c/p. This is stupider than the idea that Die Hard 3 binary liquid explosives can be carried in water bottles and mixed aboard an airplane to create a bomb. It's imbecilic to a degree that even I never thought TSA capable of achieving.
TSA!
Jun 9, 2013 | 1:07 pm
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And the Secret Service wrestled the light saber to the ground......
Jun 9, 2013 | 4:01 pm
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You know, we joke a lot about the low intelligence of some TSOs, but this one is no joke - it's a CANE. It's made out of TRANSPARENT LUCITE. Yet they had to examine it because they thought it might be disallowed as a weapon?!
What kind of abject MORON actually believes that a cane shaped like a lightsaber might be a weapon? There is no such thing as a real lightsaber and everyone knows it except small children who are too young to know better, and apparently a few numbskull TSOs at Denver.
These guys don't need retraining, they need the Billy Madison treatment, because their intelligence and mental development obviously arrested when they were in 2nd grade. A lightsaber cane might be a weapon? Fire anyone who thought so IMMEDIATELY. This is even stupider than the whole "frosting is gel-like" cupcake in a jar fiasco. This is stupider than disposing of "potential explosives" in a trash can right in the middle of the c/p. This is stupider than the idea that Die Hard 3 binary liquid explosives can be carried in water bottles and mixed aboard an airplane to create a bomb. It's imbecilic to a degree that even I never thought TSA capable of achieving.
What kind of abject MORON actually believes that a cane shaped like a lightsaber might be a weapon? There is no such thing as a real lightsaber and everyone knows it except small children who are too young to know better, and apparently a few numbskull TSOs at Denver.
These guys don't need retraining, they need the Billy Madison treatment, because their intelligence and mental development obviously arrested when they were in 2nd grade. A lightsaber cane might be a weapon? Fire anyone who thought so IMMEDIATELY. This is even stupider than the whole "frosting is gel-like" cupcake in a jar fiasco. This is stupider than disposing of "potential explosives" in a trash can right in the middle of the c/p. This is stupider than the idea that Die Hard 3 binary liquid explosives can be carried in water bottles and mixed aboard an airplane to create a bomb. It's imbecilic to a degree that even I never thought TSA capable of achieving.