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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 7:12 pm
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In the lead up to the podium the other day, I noticed that the screener designated as the ID oogler looked a little frazzled but she was cute, shapely, and just the sort of sweet little thing you'd like to see smile. So, I winked at her and I was secondaried. It was the first time I've been secondaried in over a year.

So, I need to know, is winking at screeners against the SOP now? My poppa always taught me to appreciate beauty, and if anything is a violation of the First Amendment, this is it. I should be able to express myself with my left eyelid any way I wish to.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 7:23 pm
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Where did this take place? I think there may be some more interest in doing this ..... again.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 7:37 pm
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Where did this take place? I think there may be some more interest in doing this ..... again.
MIA.

Be my guest. If you try this out and get secondaried, post here.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 7:59 pm
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Retaliatory Secondary for Winking? Post their names...
Come on FT friends, there continue to be numerous threads around here about retaliatory secondaries, yet no one seems to be willing to name the TSO's who engage in this behavior.

See:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...tory+secondary

AND NAME THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN RETALIATORY SECONDARIES. After all, DHS might reward them with an Employee of the Week designation.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 8:48 pm
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Originally Posted by whirledtraveler
In the lead up to the podium the other day, I noticed that the screener designated as the ID oogler looked a little frazzled but she was cute, shapely, and just the sort of sweet little thing you'd like to see smile. So, I winked at her and I was secondaried. It was the first time I've been secondaried in over a year.

So, I need to know, is winking at screeners against the SOP now? My poppa always taught me to appreciate beauty, and if anything is a violation of the First Amendment, this is it. I should be able to express myself with my left eyelid any way I wish to.
Was the girl you winked at the one that did the secondary?
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 9:12 pm
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Originally Posted by whirledtraveler
MIA.

Be my guest. If you try this out and get secondaried, post here.
care to describe the TSO? I go through MIA tomorrow and wednesday
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 9:15 pm
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Was the girl you winked at the one that did the secondary?
And did you actually refer to her as a "sweet young thing" while going through inspection?
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 9:36 pm
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Did she look mad when you winked at her? How exactly did she SSSS you - just send you to the SSSS lane? Also, were you SPOTTED (interviewed)?
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 6:36 am
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And did you actually refer to her as a "sweet young thing" while going through inspection?
I wondered that too. There's also the chance that they don't go much for "sexual harassment" of the TSA staff
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 8:10 am
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Sounds like you didn't wink at her for fun and jest, but more because she was cute. She may have taken it as sexual harrassment, and therefore wanted to see you nekkid?
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 8:35 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Where did this take place? I think there may be some more interest in doing this ..... again.
Indeed. Winking at young women is a well-known behavior exhibited by islamic terrorists.

Should I ever suck it up and fly again, I'll be sure to wink at all beedios.
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 8:38 am
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I wondered that too. There's also the chance that they don't go much for "sexual harassment" of the TSA staff
On what legal basis would a court consider a single wink to be unlawful "sexual harassment"?

I'd be amused to see court proceedings that determine that a passenger winking once at a same-sex-as-passenger TSA screener is unlawful "sexual harassment", especially when the winking is done by a heterosexual.
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by AArlington
Was the girl you winked at the one that did the secondary?
Do tell. If one can get a free grope by simply winking, I think FT would like to know.

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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 9:46 am
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Originally Posted by Mikey likes it
Do tell. If one can get a free grope by simply winking, I think FT would like to know.

I think the trick is yelling "FEMALE ASSIST!" before they yell "MALE ASSIST!"
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 10:59 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
On what legal basis would a court consider a single wink to be unlawful "sexual harassment"?
Probably none. But if you've ever been hammered by "sexual harassment prevention" courses as part of work, you'd know how ridiculous this is.
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