Where were they set up to do the questioning?

Who's worse, Kip or Michael?

I'll take All of the Above for $1000, Alex.

I don't know - I hate basketball!

(Now ask me who is going to be NL MVP, and that would be easy -> Ryan Howard)

There are SOOO many things wrong with this:

1. What if you weren't a U.S. citizen? Just because a lot of Americans know who Kobie or Mike are doesn't mean the rest of the world does!

2. They TOLD you they were doing some sort of profiling... err... that's really stupid

3. Engaging in a Q and A for reactionary profiling is certainly not something a high school TSA person should be doing. Also, asking non generic questions is about as stupid as asking someone if they are a terrorist.

I rate this incident as G for Garbage.

Born in East LA
 

INS: "Who's the President of the United States?"

Rudy (Cheech Marin): "The Cowboy Dude... John Wayne!"

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El Al behavioral profiling : the "new" TSA behavioral profiling
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Credit Suisse Private Banker client contact : cold call encyclopaedia salesperson on your phone at dinnertime

Why not? Both second examples use scripts and don't much care what the replies are as long as they hear one specific word, they both take body language into consideration equally (riiight! none!), and probably have similar metrics when measuring success.

(Side note: during WW II in the Asian theatre, suspicious Asians held for interrogation in China would be asked to pronounce the name of actress Sally Blaine - Loretta Young's sister, thgouh that might not be relevant to most FTers - while the observer would listen for "sarry brain" or "sally blain", which the Army indicated was a clue as to whether the interrogatee was Japanese or Chinese. We've really progressed since then, haven't we? Or maybe we are suffering a security "Blaine" drain.)

ANS: With all due respect I am inclined to believe that you are all a bunch of no talent a$$ clowns who couldn't even assemble IKEA furniture if someone did it for you.

I sometimes note my res id ence on the customs form as a place that often has less milk production than California. Once, upon re-entering the US, the immigration fellow started asking me what the place I was going to was famous for, and then about cows. Like he'd know anything about the cows or "famous" things/persons. :rolleyes: At least I'd hope most DHS people can identify the POTUS, although I'd not be shocked if several million (and then some) Americans would answer incorrectly. :eek:

At the risk of a "do ya wanna fly today comrade?" . .
 

How about show him your BP with a "Here's my reservation and ticket number. Your computer already has the answers to your five questions because you can access my PNR. Your computer has already checked me against the entire No Fly list and did not flag me or give me a SSSS. In my opinion asking questions you already have the answers to, just to check boxes by hand, is a waste of my time and my tax dollars and does not increase aviation safety one little bit. Have a nice day."

How about famous cows? :D

Did you invite him to come visit Wisconsin and smell our Dairy Air?

Don't speak ill of Betsy, the cow. :D

No, but I did mention deer hunting season. :eek:

1) Purple
2) K-mart, 400 Oak Street
2a) Jello
2b) Supersize Me
3) Oompa-Loompa

Hmmm. This could be fun. How about a deep, homicidal stare directly into the census-takers eyes, while letting out a low growl?