It's started in Houston
Jul 18, 2011, 7:42 pm
#76
Join Date: Jul 2006
Programs: United
Posts: 2,710
"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next. "
Jul 18, 2011, 8:17 pm
#77
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: SYD (perenially), GVA (not in a long time)
Programs: QF PS, EK-Gold, Security Theatre Critic
Posts: 6,792
Jul 18, 2011, 8:30 pm
#78
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 966
Make sure you're wearing the shirt from ThinkGeek:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/9f70/
Which would be another fun way to Sierra Charlie Romeo Echo Whiskey with the screener/ID checker, come to think of it. Cheesy pseudo-Spanish accent optional.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/9f70/
Which would be another fun way to Sierra Charlie Romeo Echo Whiskey with the screener/ID checker, come to think of it. Cheesy pseudo-Spanish accent optional.
Jul 18, 2011, 9:34 pm
#80
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LA
Programs: DL PM
Posts: 200
Make sure you're wearing the shirt from ThinkGeek:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/9f70/
Which would be another fun way to Sierra Charlie Romeo Echo Whiskey with the screener/ID checker, come to think of it. Cheesy pseudo-Spanish accent optional.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/9f70/
Which would be another fun way to Sierra Charlie Romeo Echo Whiskey with the screener/ID checker, come to think of it. Cheesy pseudo-Spanish accent optional.
She came to my friend the pilot with the info (neither of them knew the reference
) and they ended up moving the guy to another seat. It wasn't until the FA googled it on her phone after the flight that they realized it was from The Princess Bride
Jul 18, 2011, 10:03 pm
#82
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: SYD (perenially), GVA (not in a long time)
Programs: QF PS, EK-Gold, Security Theatre Critic
Posts: 6,792
Make sure you're wearing the shirt from ThinkGeek:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/9f70/
Which would be another fun way to Sierra Charlie Romeo Echo Whiskey with the screener/ID checker, come to think of it. Cheesy pseudo-Spanish accent optional.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/9f70/
Which would be another fun way to Sierra Charlie Romeo Echo Whiskey with the screener/ID checker, come to think of it. Cheesy pseudo-Spanish accent optional.
That would be hilarious. I am as opposite in appearance to Mandy Patinkin in that role as is possible within the same species. And my pseudo-Spanish accent is cheesier than his.
Jul 18, 2011, 10:16 pm
#83
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
Programs: WN Nothing and spending the half million points from too many flights, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 8,043
So is it still just SFO and IAH ?
Could it be possible some TSA worker at IAH saw it posted here and thought[sic] in a monkey see, monkey do kind of way that it was a soooper idea ? If it's an experiment initiated by HQ, I hope they are getting the feedback from the workers it deserves.
Could it be possible some TSA worker at IAH saw it posted here and thought[sic] in a monkey see, monkey do kind of way that it was a soooper idea ? If it's an experiment initiated by HQ, I hope they are getting the feedback from the workers it deserves.
Jul 19, 2011, 1:26 am
#84
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: DFW
Programs: AS, BA, AA
Posts: 3,670
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8h_v_our_Q&t=0m28s
Jul 19, 2011, 6:56 am
#85
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 330
Caused a bit of a disruption this morning in IAH terminal E. ID checker looked at my boarding pass and ID and asked me to say my name. I replied, "It's very clear, right there on my passport!" "No," she said, "I need you to say it out loud. " No" I replied, "I will not speak my name, I have a right to remain silent."
She calls a 2 stripper and then some 3 strippers come over and discuss the situation. Sorry for the sheep behind me and my wife who are now waiting but so be it. So they ask my wife her name and she says the same thing.
Someone goes and gets a 3 stripper who was back on the perch behind the screening area, and they also take our IDs and BPs. She comes over and says, "So what's up folks? They tell me you won't speak your name." I proceed to tell her that I have spoken with the TSA CS support and was told there is no official policy on a TSO asking my name and until I see the policy in writing I will not speak my name.
She looks real puzzled and walks away with our IDs and BPs again. We are asked to step to the side so other sheep can pass. We got snide looks from several as they proudly spoke their names. She comes back and lectures us on how this is for OUR security and how the TSA does not have to post any rules or official policies and how things change every day in an effort to protect our travel and keep us safe. My wife argues more details with her and even says it is a security risk for her to say her name in public which the 3 stripper just sarcastically rolls her eyes over.
She finally relents and tells us that she is letting us pass THIS TIME but that the official unwritten new policy is for all passengers to speak their names so we better get used to it.
We head to the converyor belt where we opt out and had to wait just inside the secured area. I got a nice 2 stripper to do my grope and my wife gets the 3 stripper who we just dealt with. I can only imagine what she was thinking as she realized we were now opting out! Real troublemakers, I guess!
In a few minutes we were on our way with the satisfication that we had challenged their authority and won in this skirmish!
She calls a 2 stripper and then some 3 strippers come over and discuss the situation. Sorry for the sheep behind me and my wife who are now waiting but so be it. So they ask my wife her name and she says the same thing.
Someone goes and gets a 3 stripper who was back on the perch behind the screening area, and they also take our IDs and BPs. She comes over and says, "So what's up folks? They tell me you won't speak your name." I proceed to tell her that I have spoken with the TSA CS support and was told there is no official policy on a TSO asking my name and until I see the policy in writing I will not speak my name.
She looks real puzzled and walks away with our IDs and BPs again. We are asked to step to the side so other sheep can pass. We got snide looks from several as they proudly spoke their names. She comes back and lectures us on how this is for OUR security and how the TSA does not have to post any rules or official policies and how things change every day in an effort to protect our travel and keep us safe. My wife argues more details with her and even says it is a security risk for her to say her name in public which the 3 stripper just sarcastically rolls her eyes over.
She finally relents and tells us that she is letting us pass THIS TIME but that the official unwritten new policy is for all passengers to speak their names so we better get used to it.
We head to the converyor belt where we opt out and had to wait just inside the secured area. I got a nice 2 stripper to do my grope and my wife gets the 3 stripper who we just dealt with. I can only imagine what she was thinking as she realized we were now opting out! Real troublemakers, I guess!
In a few minutes we were on our way with the satisfication that we had challenged their authority and won in this skirmish!
Jul 19, 2011, 7:07 am
#86
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: RDU
Programs: OnePass
Posts: 772
Caused a bit of a disruption this morning in IAH terminal E. ID checker looked at my boarding pass and ID and asked me to say my name. I replied, "It's very clear, right there on my passport!" "No," she said, "I need you to say it out loud. " No" I replied, "I will not speak my name, I have a right to remain silent."
She calls a 2 stripper and then some 3 strippers come over and discuss the situation. Sorry for the sheep behind me and my wife who are now waiting but so be it. So they ask my wife her name and she says the same thing.
Someone goes and gets a 3 stripper who was back on the perch behind the screening area, and they also take our IDs and BPs. She comes over and says, "So what's up folks? They tell me you won't speak your name." I proceed to tell her that I have spoken with the TSA CS support and was told there is no official policy on a TSO asking my name and until I see the policy in writing I will not speak my name.
She looks real puzzled and walks away with our IDs and BPs again. We are asked to step to the side so other sheep can pass. We got snide looks from several as they proudly spoke their names. She comes back and lectures us on how this is for OUR security and how the TSA does not have to post any rules or official policies and how things change every day in an effort to protect our travel and keep us safe. My wife argues more details with her and even says it is a security risk for her to say her name in public which the 3 stripper just sarcastically rolls her eyes over.
She finally relents and tells us that she is letting us pass THIS TIME but that the official unwritten new policy is for all passengers to speak their names so we better get used to it.
We head to the converyor belt where we opt out and had to wait just inside the secured area. I got a nice 2 stripper to do my grope and my wife gets the 3 stripper who we just dealt with. I can only imagine what she was thinking as she realized we were now opting out! Real troublemakers, I guess!
In a few minutes we were on our way with the satisfication that we had challenged their authority and won in this skirmish!
She calls a 2 stripper and then some 3 strippers come over and discuss the situation. Sorry for the sheep behind me and my wife who are now waiting but so be it. So they ask my wife her name and she says the same thing.
Someone goes and gets a 3 stripper who was back on the perch behind the screening area, and they also take our IDs and BPs. She comes over and says, "So what's up folks? They tell me you won't speak your name." I proceed to tell her that I have spoken with the TSA CS support and was told there is no official policy on a TSO asking my name and until I see the policy in writing I will not speak my name.
She looks real puzzled and walks away with our IDs and BPs again. We are asked to step to the side so other sheep can pass. We got snide looks from several as they proudly spoke their names. She comes back and lectures us on how this is for OUR security and how the TSA does not have to post any rules or official policies and how things change every day in an effort to protect our travel and keep us safe. My wife argues more details with her and even says it is a security risk for her to say her name in public which the 3 stripper just sarcastically rolls her eyes over.
She finally relents and tells us that she is letting us pass THIS TIME but that the official unwritten new policy is for all passengers to speak their names so we better get used to it.
We head to the converyor belt where we opt out and had to wait just inside the secured area. I got a nice 2 stripper to do my grope and my wife gets the 3 stripper who we just dealt with. I can only imagine what she was thinking as she realized we were now opting out! Real troublemakers, I guess!
In a few minutes we were on our way with the satisfication that we had challenged their authority and won in this skirmish!
