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Re: TSA and 95 Year Old Woman in a Wheelchair
« Reply #50 on: June 28, 2011, 07:41:07 PM »
However, Weber said the agents made it clear that her mother could not board the plane unless they were able to inspect the diaper.


 :facepalm: .......just........  :facepalm:
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Re: TSA and 95 Year Old Woman in a Wheelchair
« Reply #51 on: June 28, 2011, 08:46:09 PM »
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the agents made it clear that her mother could not board the plane unless they were able to inspect the diaper.


Well, I guess there could have been a "bomb" in the diaper  =D
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Re: TSA and 95 Year Old Woman in a Wheelchair
« Reply #52 on: June 29, 2011, 01:13:16 AM »
"I'm not forcing you to take off your pants.  But, you can not board your plane unless I can see and palpitate your underoos."

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Dr. 'Doc' Daneeka: Of course he is. He has to be crazy to keep flying after all his close calls he's had.
Yossarian: Why can't you ground him?
Dr. 'Doc' Daneeka: I can, but first he has to ask me.
Yossarian: That's all he's gotta do to be grounded?
Dr. 'Doc' Daneeka: That's all.
Yossarian: Then you can ground him?
Dr. 'Doc' Daneeka: No. Then I cannot ground him.
Yossarian: Aah!
Dr. 'Doc' Daneeka: There's a CATCH?
Yossarian: A catch?
Dr. 'Doc' Daneeka: Sure. Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat isn't really crazy, so I can't ground him.
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First Sgt. Towser: For how long?
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First Sgt. Towser: I see, sir. Will that be all?
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First Sgt. Towser: What do I do then?
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