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I was detained at the TSA checkpoint for about 25 minutes today
Sep 27, 2006, 10:41 am
#211
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Originally Posted by Spiff
Japan's culture is one of extreme politeness. Perhaps there is no way to translate such profanity properly into Japanese... 
Sep 27, 2006, 10:43 am
#212
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Originally Posted by Spiff
Japan's culture is one of extreme politeness. Perhaps there is no way to translate such profanity properly into Japanese...
Sep 27, 2006, 10:47 am
#214
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Originally Posted by kaukau
Hi, Spiff! Friends from the mainland are sometimes asking for a list of Hawai'ian cuss words, and your quote has always been my response. There are no Hawai'ian cuss words! Interesting. Aloha!!!
Pilau (stink) is a good one.
and of course: Kefe
Sep 27, 2006, 10:47 am
#215
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Originally Posted by Bart
But scrawling a childish little playground taunt on a plastic bag? C'mon.
Take a step back and look at the big picture. Every time us flyers complain about something, we get the following:
- "We need to see picture ID" to simply obtain a complaint form.
- "You must fill out the form right here and submit it to me" line from a supervisor.
- "We're out of complaint forms"
And if someone DOES fill out a complaint form or writes a letter on their own, what is recevied in return is a boilerplate response.
Even the airlines and the congresscritters are mastering the template responses.
There is ZERO accountability in and about the TSA. The only thing that has changed at the TSA were the guidelines on the breast fondlings. And that was modified only because the TSA suffered public ridicule at the hands of the media through public outrage.
MKEBound was merely venting frustration. He/she happened to run into a TSAer who got his/her ego bruised by it and a typical power-tripping TSA Supervisor.
I don't know why you're carrying on this crusade about ridiculing people. This has benefits to FFers AND TSAers in that it's a step towards perhaps getting rid of this inane policy.
Sep 27, 2006, 10:49 am
#216
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Originally Posted by Spiff
What, you no mo Pidgin to Da Max?!?
Pilau (stink) is a good one.
and of course: Kefe
Pilau (stink) is a good one.
and of course: Kefe
Kapakahi = confused
Holoi'eke = .........
Last edited by kaukau; Sep 27, 2006 at 11:04 am
Sep 27, 2006, 10:55 am
#217
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Originally Posted by kaukau
Lolo = crazy
Kapakahi = confused
Kapakahi = confused
Sep 27, 2006, 10:56 am
#218
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I couldn't fit "____ is/are (a) .........(s)" in the little white label space of my ziploc quart bag. How are you guys managing this? Writing it on masking tape that you're putting on the bag?
I have flights coming up soon. Please advise.
peace,
~Ben~
I have flights coming up soon. Please advise.
peace,
~Ben~
Sep 27, 2006, 11:05 am
#219
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Originally Posted by seoulmanjr
I couldn't fit "____ is/are (a) .........(s)" in the little white label space of my ziploc quart bag. How are you guys managing this? Writing it on masking tape that you're putting on the bag?
I have flights coming up soon. Please advise.
peace,
~Ben~
I have flights coming up soon. Please advise.
peace,
~Ben~
I was thinking of getting a T-shirt made that says "The bill of rights applies inside airports despite the TSA's assertions to the contrary" and see what happened next.
--PP
Sep 27, 2006, 11:14 am
#220
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Originally Posted by DebbieS
My thoughts exactly....
Would anybody drive around with a bumper sticker that says "___________(fill in name of local sheriff) is an idiot!" ???
Would anybody drive around with a bumper sticker that says "___________(fill in name of local sheriff) is an idiot!" ???
Sep 27, 2006, 11:21 am
#221
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Originally Posted by VideoPaul
A big black sharpie will write quite nicely on Ziploc bags.
Sep 27, 2006, 11:35 am
#222
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I think writing "toiletries" in Arabic would be amusing.
Sep 27, 2006, 11:41 am
#223
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
Here you go, thanks to Google Translator: الحمام
As a public service to my fellow FTers, here you go:
English: Kip Hawley is an idiot.
French: Kip Hawley est un idiot
Spanish: La kilolibra Hawley es un idiota
German: Kip Hawley ist ein Idiot
Italian: Il Kip Hawley è un idiot
Now for the fun one:
Arabic: كيبي هاولي هو يحتسي
Sep 27, 2006, 11:42 am
#224
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
Here you go, thanks to Google Translator: الحمام
Sep 27, 2006, 11:46 am
#225
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Originally Posted by VideoPaul
A big black sharpie will write quite nicely on Ziploc bags.
I was thinking of getting a T-shirt made that says "The bill of rights applies inside airports despite the TSA's assertions to the contrary" and see what happened next.
--PP
I was thinking of getting a T-shirt made that says "The bill of rights applies inside airports despite the TSA's assertions to the contrary" and see what happened next.
--PP
You're welcome.
peace,
~Ben~
PS> I'm not offering this for sale. The link purposefully goes not to someone's online store, but the item in editable and individually purchaseable mode. If you want this or any other Kip Hawley is an idiot graphics by email, just PM me and I'll be more than happy to oblige.
Last edited by seoulmanjr; Sep 29, 2006 at 3:32 pm