Put on a kilt, and strike a blow against stupidity!
November 14, 2010 10:03 PM   Subscribe

The Washington Examiner argues the naked body scanners you now may have to go through at airports are not making you safer but are a result of efforts of a small but well-connected lobby group. The uproar over these scanners and the extra-creepy frisking you may have to endure if you opt-out has been well-documented (previous example) but so far we haven't seen any actual results. Enter Jeffrey Goldberg: for TSA Opt-Out Day (Nov 24), he would like to suggest a 'superfantastic' new twist: commando-style kilt-wearing: "While it is probably illegal to fly without pants, I can't imagine that it's illegal to fly without underpants."

This should be a fun day for the TSA.
posted by krautland (11 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: There's an Opt-Out Day post already and I think at least two other open TSA posts, maybe add this to one of those. -- cortex



 
I hope it isn't illegal to fly without pants, or lots of women and a few men (including anyone who wears a kilt to fly, kilts not being pants) are already on the wrong side of the law.
posted by kenko at 10:08 PM on November 14, 2010


Problem: the people who make these policies don't actually work at the gates, and don't care about anything that either the flying public or the gate drones actually have to go through.
posted by 1adam12 at 10:11 PM on November 14, 2010


Seems like pretty standard government contract jockeying to me.
posted by eugenen at 10:12 PM on November 14, 2010 [1 favorite]


Thanks for the brief summary of such an important issue.
posted by grouse at 10:13 PM on November 14, 2010 [1 favorite]


Problem: the people who make these policies don't actually work at the gates, and don't care about anything that either the flying public or the gate drones actually have to go through.

The point is for everybody to opt out and get those gate people to give up.
posted by Threeway Handshake at 10:14 PM on November 14, 2010


for TSA Opt-Out Day (Nov 24)
Previously.

well-documented (previous example)
Previously deleted thread.
posted by vidur at 10:16 PM on November 14, 2010


Thanks for the brief summary of such an important issue.

Eh, it's just the same old thong and dance.
posted by jonmc at 10:16 PM on November 14, 2010


Ladies?
posted by NoraReed at 10:19 PM on November 14, 2010


The TSA's going to have a regular boxer rebellion if they don't watch it.
posted by hanoixan at 10:29 PM on November 14, 2010 [3 favorites]


Fuck, I totally had this idea a day or so ago. But yeah, California State Tartan, big leather cock-ring... regimental.

Not that I fly that often, but I'll totally do it. They wanna make the dance uncomfortable for people... what happens when someone shows up who likes these steps and brought their dancing shoes cock-ring? ;-)
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 10:30 PM on November 14, 2010 [1 favorite]


Fuck, I totally had this idea a day or so ago. But yeah, California State Tartan, big leather cock-ring... regimental.

That's a bit over-the-top. Perhaps a tasteful ribbon?
posted by sebastienbailard at 10:37 PM on November 14, 2010 [1 favorite]


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