Makes you wonder.

They do say the pen is mightier.

Check your bags dumbass or FedEx them to your destination. No reason you need a 6 inch throwing knife on a flight. I'm assuming someone tried to avoid the bag fee and now gets fun times with the federal government.

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: They do say the pen is mightier.


I'll take the rapists for 500, Trebek.

This is news? I've found these myself during my TSA tenure. We gave the guy his options and threw 'em in the prohib bin and nary another word was said of it.

I bet this guy was in excess of his job duties on his last evaluation.

Makes you wonder how the other half die.

You can't be too careful. Turns out that every single one of us has a devil inside.

did they let him keep the weed?

/dnrtfa

Headline of the week!

tonguedepressor: This is news? I've found these myself during my TSA tenure. We gave the guy his options and threw 'em in the prohib bin and nary another word was said of it.

Really? The TSA?

ha-ha-guy: Check your bags dumbass or FedEx them to your destination. No reason you need a 6 inch throwing knife on a flight. I'm assuming someone tried to avoid the bag fee and now gets fun times with the federal government

But what if Evil Terrorist Muslims try to take over the flight? You could use your elite knife throwing skillz to take 'em out and be a hero and get the girl.

I'm glad those items were caught, don't get me wrong. But seriously, what's with the shameless back-slapping again by the TSA? This is the kind of stuff that is SUPPOSED to happen.

This raises the bar on the TSA, by its own doing. For anyone who thinks the TSA has done anything useful, think about this boasting they are making. If they made The Big Catch, you can bet your ass they would be holding a ticker-tape parade for itself.

Just a veiled attempt at the TSA trying to prove its relevance amid growing public skepticism of their true need.

Passenger was described as a short man with blond spiked hair a funny head band and wearing an orange jumpsuit.

Clash City Farker: tonguedepressor: This is news? I've found these myself during my TSA tenure. We gave the guy his options and threw 'em in the prohib bin and nary another word was said of it.

Really? The TSA?

Yeah, TSA happens, even here on Fark.

LessO2: I'm glad those items were caught, don't get me wrong. But seriously, what's with the shameless back-slapping again by the TSA? This is the kind of stuff that is SUPPOSED to happen.

This raises the bar on the TSA, by its own doing. For anyone who thinks the TSA has done anything useful, think about this boasting they are making. If they made The Big Catch, you can bet your ass they would be holding a ticker-tape parade for itself.

Just a veiled attempt at the TSA trying to prove its relevance amid growing public skepticism of their true need.

Tis true, I dunno why they're making a fuss out of something that should initiate bells and whistles in any competent TSA officer.

Hoo boy, here we go..

Achtung, baby! You ever want to get stuck in a moment, the TSA can totally help out with that.

I still haven't found what I'm looking for, but I guess I'm not looking in the right hollowed-out books.

tonguedepressor: Clash City Farker: tonguedepressor: This is news? I've found these myself during my TSA tenure. We gave the guy his options and threw 'em in the prohib bin and nary another word was said of it.

Really? The TSA?

Yeah, TSA happens, even here on Fark.

Thats cool, do you enjoy your work?

he must have had contraband in excess of what was allowed.

also, my pen is
is mightier than the sword

I've found they seem to never care what you have on your keychain. I've continuously left a small knife (2"?) attached to my keychain and never been confiscated. Unless they are allowed now...

Pocket Ninja: It's interesting that the TSA allowed an interview with the officers involved:

Link (new window)

Holy ever living fark that took forever to open. What the fark is running in the background of youtube since the redesign... jesus.

The HouChron has an article with a photo of the book and daggers.

The "Chapter 2: Ninja Equipment" on the page opposite the daggers kicks over my giggle box for some reason.

"Words are like bullets. I let them pass right through me."

doesn't sound like an 'whoopsie' to me, he was trying to get them on the plane and made a careful plan to do so. Why do we hyperventilate over non-stories and jump at boogey men but when something strange is afoot, there is no comment? Let's get some details on this guy.

Every single one of us, the devil inside.

HailRobonia: ha-ha-guy: Check your bags dumbass or FedEx them to your destination. No reason you need a 6 inch throwing knife on a flight. I'm assuming someone tried to avoid the bag fee and now gets fun times with the federal government

But what if Evil Terrorist Muslims try to take over the flight? You could use your elite knife throwing skillz to take 'em out and be a hero and get the girl.

Use a pen.

I have some 550 cord tied to my house keys...makes a great flail.

Anything can be a weapon. If someone really wants you dead, they will find a way.

Dr._Love: You can't be too careful. Turns out that every single one of us has a devil inside.

Ok then, I guess it's cavity searches for all.

asmodeus224: doesn't sound like an 'whoopsie' to me, he was trying to get them on the plane and made a careful plan to do so. Why do we hyperventilate over non-stories and jump at boogey men but when something strange is afoot, there is no comment? Let's get some details on this guy.

Dark hair, dark skin.
Tattoo of a woman on his chest.
And pay-phone money so he can call me with progress reports.

Clash City Farker: tonguedepressor: Clash City Farker: tonguedepressor: This is news? I've found these myself during my TSA tenure. We gave the guy his options and threw 'em in the prohib bin and nary another word was said of it.

Really? The TSA?

Yeah, TSA happens, even here on Fark.

Thats cool, do you enjoy your work?

I split almost a yr ago. Meh, it got tedious, tiresome and insipid. The talent was the only thing keeping me there.

Look at 'em go, look at 'em kick!

tonguedepressor: Clash City Farker: tonguedepressor: Clash City Farker: tonguedepressor: This is news? I've found these myself during my TSA tenure. We gave the guy his options and threw 'em in the prohib bin and nary another word was said of it.

Really? The TSA?

Yeah, TSA happens, even here on Fark.

Thats cool, do you enjoy your work?

I split almost a yr ago. Meh, it got tedious, tiresome and insipid. The talent was the only thing keeping me there.

The job could be and was better some time ago. I had issues with the new patdowns.

tonguedepressor: tonguedepressor: Clash City Farker: tonguedepressor: Clash City Farker: tonguedepressor: This is news? I've found these myself during my TSA tenure. We gave the guy his options and threw 'em in the prohib bin and nary another word was said of it.

Really? The TSA?

Yeah, TSA happens, even here on Fark.

Thats cool, do you enjoy your work?

I split almost a yr ago. Meh, it got tedious, tiresome and insipid. The talent was the only thing keeping me there.

The job could be and was better some time ago. I had issues with the new patdowns.

Did you get to pat down any hot chicks, or was it all dudes?

/standard CIA equipment

Clash City Farker: tonguedepressor: tonguedepressor: Clash City Farker: tonguedepressor: Clash City Farker: tonguedepressor: This is news? I've found these myself during my TSA tenure. We gave the guy his options and threw 'em in the prohib bin and nary another word was said of it.

Really? The TSA?

Yeah, TSA happens, even here on Fark.

Thats cool, do you enjoy your work?

I split almost a yr ago. Meh, it got tedious, tiresome and insipid. The talent was the only thing keeping me there.

The job could be and was better some time ago. I had issues with the new patdowns.

Did you get to pat down any hot chicks, or was it all dudes?

I wouldn't have had issues with pat downs if they were duo-gender patdowns.

Not to mention the nasty papercut you could give someone with any of those many bound pieces of paper...

Books are much like scabbards in that respect.

Do you honestly think they should start letting people on planes with swords?!!!

scalpod: Do you honestly think they should start letting people on planes with swords?!!!

asmodeus224: doesn't sound like an 'whoopsie' to me, he was trying to get them on the plane and made a careful plan to do so. Why do we hyperventilate over non-stories and jump at boogey men but when something strange is afoot, there is no comment? Let's get some details on this guy.

Most likely, he's about 15 and bought ninja weapons off the Internet or at a mall ninja store. They were hidden in a book because his mommy wasn't supposed to know about his secret identity.

The fact that the TSA takes away "dangerous" items from people, and then let's those same people get on the plane proves that 99.9% of what they do is pointless. If the passenger wasn't dangerous after you took his ninja kit away, he wasn't dangerous before.

LessO2: tonguedepressor
The talent was the only thing keeping me there.



I dont understand what this means.