Today, I missed my flight because I was stopped by airport security. They found "small, suspicious, spherical objects" in my purse on the X-ray. After pulling me out of line, taking my purse aside and carefully opening it with tongs, they removed the bag of grapes I had packed as a snack. FML
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Today, I was boarding my flight when I got pulled aside for looking suspicious. As she was opening my bag, I said, "Be careful, I jammed so many clothes in there it may explode." I was then strip searched for my trouble. FML
Today, I borrowed a friend's suitcase for a trip. At the airport, security pulled me aside because there was a small metal object inside. I opened the suitcase expecting something suspicious and found a potato peeler. My friend had used the suitcase for groceries the week before. FML
Today, after visiting my mom, she stuffed a bunch of pads in my backpack so I'd have some at my dorm. When I was going through security, I was stopped and ended up missing my flight. Apparently the jumbo pads my mom sent look exactly like packs of cocaine when they go through the X-ray machine. FML
Today, I packed my bags and left for the airport. When I passed through security, the X-ray scanner discovered that my cat had also come along for the ride. FML
Today, while going through airport security the lady asked why I folded everything so small. I said that I was going away for a month and needed to fit a lot of stuff in only one bag. She smiled, nodded and then dumped my luggage to search for "drugs and other illegal teen things." FML
Today, I was going through airport security. Trying to get things over and done with quickly, I dropped my pants without a second thought. Turns out they just wanted me to remove my shoes and belt. FML
Today, I was supposed to catch a 4:40 flight to New York. My 5 year-old son handed me my carry on bag as I left the house. Turns out he had put his older brother's BB gun into my bag to "keep me safe." I missed my flight after I was detained and strip-searched. FML
Today, I missed my flight because I was held in airport security because I'd "threatened" an employee. He had confiscated my eyelash curler and jokingly I asked if he thought I was going to curl him to death. He didn't laugh. FML
Today, while going through customs at the airport, my bag was selected for screening. It was nearly overflowing because it was so full, so before the TSA agent searched it, I said, "Watch out - it's going to explode when you open it". Wrong choice of words. FML
Today, my mother-in-law had concealed in her suitcase a kitchen knife and plastic bags of MSG, salt, and other seasonings (AKA unidentified white powder) because she doesn’t trust foreign food, and wanted to cook her own food on holiday. Airport security were not amused and we missed our flight. FML
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dino_witha_cape 0
yeah, if you bite into those things they could squirt someone's eye out
Jcsati8 0
If you pack baby carrots, will they think you are carrying ammo? Damn airport security!
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Shotta 3
I hate how everybody is paranoid of something like 9/11 happening again. Like 2 weeks ago, my girlfriend and I went to Wal-Mart to buy 3 cell phones, one for me, one for her, and one for her brother. They told us we couldn't buy multiple cell phones because of 9/11. Like seriously....
Oriina 0
When I was 8 and flying back from Mexico ... the security took my batteries :| They confiscated them. Even though I flew IN with them. Ah well. Nowadays I can see them taking them. ... GRAPE BOMBS. Eat them and then blow up within a half-an-hour, gaurenteed or your money back!
lmmmr 0
#117 - That's because you went to Walmart. Think about it.
UsingLogic 0
I remember taking the plane in North America 2 years ago, and they were being extremely paranoid on checking passengers before boarding. It was the whole "Not even a drop of water or a crumb of bread allowed, and the metal detectors will detect even a paperclip and if that's the case you're in for a full body check". And then I see this kid pass security with a balloon that has the shape and a drawing of a cartoon character. And it never occurred to those stupid security personnel that this balloon could had been filled with toxic/explosive gas... Not that I thought it was filled with deadly gas, but if security got so paranoid over bottles of water they should had got paranoid about that balloon too.
rsm0 0
Okay, guys. THERE IS NO RULE AGAINST FOOD. Okay, said it once and for all. Produce usually isn't allowed flying internationally, but it is okay to bring that stuff as long as you eat it on the plane or throw it out by the time you go through customs at your destination. I've eaten plenty of soft cheeses, meats, fruits, and veggies brought from home. There's no rule against it. Really, putting aside all rules about knives, sharp objects, explosives, the only thing you really need to be careful about is liquid. And usually, if it is under 3oz, if you forget it in your bag and don't get it they don't care.
propelks09 0
one time they pulled my mom aside because they saw something long that might have been a knive in the x-ray...it was a tampon security can be pretty tough but that really sucks hopefully you were able to book another flight
abyssion1337 0
so what, nothing really bad happened, stop whining
SuperSpore 0
No liquids allowed. Juice from grapes is a liquid. :P
b5200 0
You don't watch enough monty python if you don't know how dangerous people armed with fruit can be. Especially bananas.
mattmag 0
If you were flying to another country, YDI. If it was a domestic flight, FYL. Also, I agree with #126.