TSA's Top 10 Good Catches of 2011...

[BridgeRunner]

So, which is more horrifying, that a turtle is now considered a terrorist threat, or that it's utterly incomprehensible that someone would forget to disarm himself before traveling?

Or possibly the commentary suggesting the utter lunacy in possessing a flare gun and flares where such items, if one tried really, really, really hard and was quite creating, could cause some serious damage? 

One wonders if the author has ever driven a car, thus presenting a far greater threat to far more people that said lunatic flare-gun fetishist.

[MicroBalrog]

So, which is more horrifying, that a turtle is now considered a terrorist threat, or that it's utterly incomprehensible that someone would forget to disarm himself before traveling?

Or possibly the commentary suggesting the utter lunacy in possessing a flare gun and flares where such items, if one tried really, really, really hard and was quite creating, could cause some serious damage? 

One wonders if the author has ever driven a car, thus presenting a far greater threat to far more people that said lunatic flare-gun fetishist.

He works for the TSA. He's literally paid to make this seem as threatening as possible.

[BridgeRunner]

He works for the TSA. He's literally paid to make this seem as threatening as possible.

Ah.  Read it on my phone at work today, didn't note the source.

[Jamisjockey]

The comments are hilarious. 

[Tallpine]

Apparently neither were on the list of Dangerous Things. They were obviously manufactured equipment where that contraption posted above is just as obviously hand built. Hand built electrical items with lots of wires is no doubt on the list of Dangerous Things. Probably described just that way too lol.

So why are laptops such a big deal         

[Jamisjockey]

Cupcakes are very, very dangerous, too.  And Dildos.

[MechAg94]

I wonder how many of the guns "found" were declared. 

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

that a turtle is now considered a terrorist threat


no

[freakazoid]

What is this cupcake incident many of the commentators commented on?
And thank God they protected us from all those inert things. 

[erictank]

What is this cupcake incident many of the commentators commented on?
And thank God they protected us from all those inert things. 

Someone was bringing a fancy cupcake-in-a-jar home from vacation or some such, roundabouts Christmas time. From Wicked Good Cupcakes, IIRC.

Team Sexual Assault decided that the frosting qualified as a gel which was not permitted to pass through security, and confiscated the cupcake.

As an aside, the cupcake in question has been renamed on the company's website.  Was "National Velvet," a red-velvet cupcake with bourbon vanilla frosting.  Now "National (Security) Velvet," same description.  Bet they're thanking TSA for all their free publicity.  I believe they sent the woman a replacement cupcake, as well.

[Perd Hapley]

Did they add a disclaimer, like "Also doubles as a doomsday device"?

I hadn't heard about that, either. Thanks for the tip. I missed that whole arugula thing during the '08 election, too. Why do I miss the food-related news? 

[Blakenzy]

Food-related news?? This should make your day:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/pizza-vegetable-school-lunches-lobbyists_n_1098029.html

[Boomhauer]

Apparently, even the bomb techs don't get electronics training...   

Let's say you're a bomb tech...

Do you say...

A) "Oh, no problemo, there is no actual circuits here. OK, pack everything up, we are going home"

or

B) "TEAM AMERICA  *expletive deleted*ck YEAH! WE GIT TO BLOW SOMETHIN' UP!"

Don't try to tell me you can resist the chance to blow something up, especially if you don't have to pay for the explosives.