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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Top comments
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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Comments (203)
Pitaace 0
they better watch out those grapes can be pretty dangerous I'll keep with with the tradition and state the obvious that I am #1
Tapdivaaa 0
dude me too!
blackdog_fml 0
next time you'll reconsider those grapes, huh?
XYZzzzzzzz 0
Well, we all know just how suspicious grapes can be...?
dle0105 0
I totally suspected they were anal beads while I was reading this post.
crzysk8r 0
Grapes are deadly weapons. Didn't Osama use those? (sarcasm)
jerryfo9 0
3rd to comment :)
dino_witha_cape 0
yeah, if you bite into those things they could squirt someone's eye out
SlightlySadistic 0
Haha, the way this was written amuses me. But FYL, that DOES suck. Airport security can get pretty ridiculous these days.
22cute 17
Oh yeah, my life is totally f'd because someone wants to protect my life. Wah! Reality check: preventing terrorism means you need to get to the airport earlier. The rest of the world has been doing it for decades. Deal
badluckalex 23
they were grapes...
maddyeatssky 0
Hahah. I bet they felt stupid.
thatsbull95 0
The Grape Bomb is the newest form of bombs terrorists use nowadays. EVERYONE knows that. LOL JK JK
LemonMan 0
Good thing you said jk, otherwise I woul have tottaly believed you! Phew. >.>
tonythatiger 0
lmfao WIN^^
Jcsati8 0
If you pack baby carrots, will they think you are carrying ammo? Damn airport security!
theblueone4 0
haha. that IS pretty ridiculous. airport security is suuuuper paranoid. to the point where it is beyond ludacris.
idontgiveone 0
ahh, well that gave Osama Bin Laden an idea. Great job airport securit guards.