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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
He wants to streamline the TSA so that it's focused on things that actually can take the plane down, like bombs. Right now there's too much effort on piddly things when you can build a short sword with the stuff in the gift shop. It's just not worth it. Too much theater, not enough actual security.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. DickFox News Chief Roger Ailes: Obama is lazy,
Gingrich is a prick, Biden is dumb,
and I'll be dead in 10 years
edited 6th Mar '13 2:26:04 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016![]()
I still have faith in Nouri al-Maliki.
Rudy Giuliani: Ending White House tours ‘absurd’
edited 6th Mar '13 2:34:02 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016@Septimus, he used battle axes as an example of something that couldn't possibly take down a plane. He doesn't want any bladed weapons banned. They're just at the extreme end of things he wants unbanned. But that's the image that stuck with most people.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. DickSome 9/11 families angry over loosened TSA rules on knives
Most Americans aren't missing out on much by the cancelling of White house tours. Most get the East Wing Tour, and the East Wing is nothing really special. It feels like walking through an art gallery for the most part, except it happens to be in the White House, so you can't go to the bathroom there, and you have to take public transport to get there since there's no parking near the White House itself.
However, if you can somehow manage it, the West Wing tour is pretty cool. And by manage it, you're pretty much in the category of "knowing the right people" or be in related positions of power.
edited 6th Mar '13 2:56:22 PM by DevilTakeMe
Glove and Boots is good for Blog!I doubt the record will show any cases of an airplane hijacking using a battle axe or a sword.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"And pilots are trained never to open the cockpit door no matter what the threat is. The theory being: don't open it and some people may die; open it and everyone dies.
edited 6th Mar '13 3:16:14 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

I am speechless...
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman