Holidays: Today, I missed my flight because I was stopped by airport security....

By Ya - 10/05/2009 14:18 - United States

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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By thebickster - 06/03/2009 17:58 - United States

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

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By tampondealer - 09/11/2009 18:42 - Canada

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

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By tal - 22/08/2012 09:57 - France

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

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By search_me - 16/07/2009 23:39 - United States

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

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By GothicbunnyxC - 28/01/2012 23:31 - Canada

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

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Thanks, son

By sucksforme. - 10/05/2009 05:05 - Canada

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

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Never joke with TSA

By missy - 16/06/2011 02:42 - United States

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

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By kclopez - 19/08/2017 23:15

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

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By Anonymous - 25/05/2024 13:00 - United Kingdom - Normanton

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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By muffintop - 11/07/2011 02:34 - Canada

Today, I was standing at airport security. One of the bag inspectors asked me to remove my travel pouch, pointing to the lump under my shirt. I didn't know how to tell him that it was just one of my fat rolls. FML

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dino_witha_cape 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 20:01

yeah, if you bite into those things they could squirt someone's eye out

Jcsati8 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 20:05

If you pack baby carrots, will they think you are carrying ammo? Damn airport security!

Comments

Nacirema20 0

Monday 29 June 2009 7:22

rnt they genius'?? FYL.

mongorian 0

Monday 3 August 2009 13:19

So your saying FYL because you got searched and they found grapes you were going to eat? Wow harden the **** up.

funkyxmonkey_fml 2

Friday 14 August 2009 20:54

dude her first words were "today i missed my flight, because..." how could u not see that? lol dumbass.

DynamicDave 11

Wednesday 2 December 2009 9:01

Is anyone else wondering how grapes showed up on an X-Ray?

harrypotterfan12 0

Friday 12 February 2010 17:16

wow, security really is getting tighter. my mom was coming back from a trip to the bahamas, and they made her throw away a 30$ bottle of LOTION. i mean, really, would she want to waste making a bomb with thirty bucks?

BostonBear 33

Sunday 24 February 2013 21:54

they did the same to me. shaving cream, razors, ect.... its really annoying how much security there is with very little risk of anything happening.

l3allin_all_day 0

Saturday 10 April 2010 22:30

now terrorist no not to use grapes

kandina 0

Monday 3 January 2011 3:31

Ha, so I'm not the only one that thought anal beads...

Hisbabyforever 0

Wednesday 9 February 2011 12:43

Something bery similar happened to me when I went through security. After the x-ray, they said they'd have to search my purse. I had nothing to hide so I let them hand check it. He was looking for about a minute or 2 before he found whatever he was looking for. The extremely and potentialy "dangerous" item in my purse was a roll of quarters. haha