Don't take it personally...

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Once upon a time, travel by air implied adventure, romance, and elegance.

Who would've guessed back then, that in the 21st century--despite intercontinental jets, computers, all kinds of gee-whiz technology--taking off our clothes, walking barefoot, and getting fondled would be part of our travel itinerary.

Some passengers have had enough and so, another phrase enters the American lexicon of resistance to tyranny and injustice :


I regret I have but one life to give for my country.

We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us.

Tear down this wall!





And now: Don't touch my junk!





Homeland Security claims this humiliation is necessary to prevent another underwear bomber. But Janet Napolitino and her minions are strangely mute when it comes to discussing how they will stop the next obvious tactic intended to foil body scanners and the most aggressive of pat-downs: the Body-Cavity Explosive Device--aka the Butt or Cooter Bomb.

Such an attack already happened back in August 2009 when Abdullah Asieri infiltrated Saudi Arabian security. Fortunately, Asieri was the only casualty when a text message triggered the pound of explosive in his rectum. Good riddance.




Wrecked him? Hell, it killed him ---->







However, body scanners and pat-downs are useless in discovering such bombs. So then what?

Perhaps this blog has the answer with bomb-sniffing gerbils.

Until then, I suggest that Homeland Security require that all female passengers wear skirts, male passengers wear kilts, and everybody must go commando. And instead of the expensive and unreliable body scanners, TSA should opt for the cheaper and much more effective leaf blower.



On to other news:



One of my favorite books is finally making it to the big screen, The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly. Starring über hunk Matthew McConaughey as the shady antihero lawyer: Mickey Haller.



Comments

LupLun said…
Here's an idea: take the train.

http://www.amtrak.com/

-LupLun
Lupines and Lunatics
November 21, 2010 at 8:02 PM
Mario Acevedo said…
I would take the train but where I live, it doesn't go anywhere.
November 21, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Natascha said…
Mario, I loved your comments about TSA. It is such bulls*** that this is being allowed and now it is in the interest of national security that they take off the shirt of a young boy in front of lines of strangers. I would lose it if someone outside of the medical profession requested to take the clothes off my children.

THE LINCOLN LAWYER looks great.
November 22, 2010 at 6:23 AM
GB said…
As an outsider, this level of 'security' is just ridiculous and the potential for expoitation is astounding.

I'm amazed the US population is putting up with it.
November 22, 2010 at 7:04 PM
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