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Re: TSA to swab airline passengers' hands in search for explosives
« Reply #25 on: February 19, 2010, 04:14:52 PM »
no disrespect intended and i understand the legal right to say no.  but why? takes only a second.

General principle.
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Re: TSA to swab airline passengers' hands in search for explosives
« Reply #26 on: February 19, 2010, 05:47:13 PM »
no disrespect intended and i understand the legal right to say no.  but why? takes only a second.

Flatly put because they have no right, and its an infringement on mine.  I ain't done nothing wrong.
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Re: TSA to swab airline passengers' hands in search for explosives
« Reply #28 on: February 19, 2010, 07:52:10 PM »
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Since the resident screeners on Flyertalk's Travel SAfety & Security forum have pretty well confirmed that the analyzers will alarm on glycerin (a component in most soaps, hand lotions and creams, etc., as well as nitroglycerin), you don't even need any nefarious schemes to shut things down - the system is *DESIGNED* to do so itself.

 No freakin way. When my hands get really screwed up I often use straight glycerin on them. Guess I better start wearing a hoodie everywhere so I fit the profile for the news.
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Re: TSA to swab airline passengers' hands in search for explosives
« Reply #29 on: February 19, 2010, 08:16:05 PM »
No freakin way. When my hands get really screwed up I often use straight glycerin on them. Guess I better start wearing a hoodie everywhere so I fit the profile for the news.

Make sure you write a manifesto, too.
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Re: TSA to swab airline passengers' hands in search for explosives
« Reply #30 on: February 19, 2010, 08:34:28 PM »
My manifesto begins: "Congress shall make no law..."




Actually, that about all that's in it.
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Re: TSA to swab airline passengers' hands in search for explosives
« Reply #31 on: February 20, 2010, 12:07:39 PM »
no disrespect intended and i understand the legal right to say no.  but why? takes only a second.

Because I am an American.  No further explanation should be needed.
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Re: TSA to swab airline passengers' hands in search for explosives
« Reply #32 on: February 20, 2010, 08:30:45 PM »
My manifesto begins: "Congress shall make no law..."




Actually, that about all that's in it.

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Re: TSA to swab airline passengers' hands in search for explosives
« Reply #33 on: February 21, 2010, 01:04:04 AM »
My manifesto begins: "Congress shall make no law..."




Actually, that about all that's in it.

I literally laughed out loud!  =)

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Re: TSA to swab airline passengers' hands in search for explosives
« Reply #34 on: February 21, 2010, 07:00:08 AM »
My manifesto begins: "No congress shall make no law..."




Actually, that about all that's in it.

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