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2012-07-18 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Federal authorities say joking about having stuff that goes boom is not funny. But that's apparently what a New York City physician did last week in the passenger terminal of the Rochester Airport.
Even the Fourth Doctor would know better than to joke like that.
It happened Friday morning at the Jet Blue ticket counter. The TSA says that Dr. Hany Mossad-Boktor was asked the standard question about having any slugthrowers in his luggage, and he replied, "no, just a couple of bombs and a little dynamite, but it's no big deal."
Been asleep twenty years, Rip van Winkle?
TSA Federal Security Director John McCaffrey tells WHAM News that is a big deal, in terms of trying to keep the airport safe and the operation running smoothly. He says bomb sniffing dogs were called in to check the man's luggage. It showed no signs of kaboom devices, but he was charged with falsely reporting an incident, which is a felony.
"You'll still get to take a trip, beauzeau; you'll even get state-sponsored accomodations.

Posted by Korora 2012-07-18 09:22|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 I asked one of the ticket counter people, back about 10 years ago, if anyone had ever said "Yes" to one of their questions about handing control of your luggage to someone else, you know the ones.

She said no, she'd never met anyone that dense.

That was in Rochester too though at US Air.

Posted by AlanC 2012-07-18 11:36|| 2012-07-18 11:36|| Front Page Top

#2 I suppose Holder & Co. will promulgate a rule about not discriminating against Muslim comics. After all, who are we to think we get this kind of sophisticated humor?
There was flying while Muslim and now flying while (Muslim) funny.
Prepping the battle space.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2012-07-18 11:57|| 2012-07-18 11:57|| Front Page Top

#3 You really do not want to mess with TSA if only in jest. They can make your life miserable.

Posted by JohnQC 2012-07-18 13:43|| 2012-07-18 13:43|| Front Page Top

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