'It's not a grope, it's a freedom pat"

[RitaE]

those are hilarious

And given that even the TSA admits that none of the "security enhancements" that have been recently implemented would have done a thing to stop either 911 or the underwear bomber or any of the other threats they like to trot as as the reasoning behind them, I'd happily get onto the plane full of un-groped and un-scanned.

Nearly every serious article I've read on the matter of Air Security points out that the biggest weakness in security is in the cargo shipments carried down in the bottom of the plane.

 

[BonnieA]

I think these are hilarious. I have been thru the full scanner and also got patted down when I got out. Big whoop, so what.

 

[Cherta]

Maybe the TSA should take over the "Good Hands People" slogan from Allstate...

 

[Rora]

I think these are hilarious. I have been thru the full scanner and also got patted down when I got out. Big whoop, so what.

MTE.

I'm flying around Christmas time and plan on writting on my upper thigh in Sharpie "Merry Christmas, TSA!".

Those are all too funny!

 

[golfgal]

Maybe the TSA should take over the "Good Hands People" slogan from Allstate...

 

[hambirg]

This thread is joking about the TSA, the other bazillion page long thread is about the TSA policies. With that said, I heard this one ..."You don't get on until we get off."

That is just so wrong, but soooo funny!

I like the "We are now free to move about your pants" one too.

 

[NHdisneylover]

Oh these are fun

 

[DisGirlAllie]

Seriously though, as a teenage girl, this is beyond creepy.

I've heard several funny ones
--If we did our job any better we'd have to buy you dinner first.
--Only we know if Lady Gaga is really a lady
--Wanna fly? Drop your fly

 

[skater]

MTE.

I'm flying around Christmas time and plan on writting on my upper thigh in Sharpie "Merry Christmas, TSA!".

Those are all too funny!

I can think of something else I'd like to write to them

 

[krcit]

I can think of something else I'd like to write to them

'Thank you for doing your job and trying to keep us safe."

 

[skater]

'Thank you for doing your job and trying to keep us safe."

I do feel bad for the tsa agents. I've heard that many of them don't want to go through the enhanced pat down either. I was making a joke in the spirit of the thread, but in reality I would never do something like that. I don't tend to be vindictive of mean to people who are just doing their jobs.

I still maintain that this is just an illusion of safety, but I believe there are people who genuinely feel that they are doing the right thing. That doesn't make it right, but I can appreciate the different opinions.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Maybe the TSA should take over the "Good Hands People" slogan from Allstate...

You are in good hands with the TSA. Literally.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

those are hilarious

And given that even the TSA admits that none of the "security enhancements" that have been recently implemented would have done a thing to stop either 911 or the underwear bomber or any of the other threats they like to trot as as the reasoning behind them, I'd happily get onto the plane full of un-groped and un-scanned.

Nearly every serious article I've read on the matter of Air Security points out that the biggest weakness in security is in the cargo shipments carried down in the bottom of the plane.

Agreed!

 

[kimblebee]

I can think of something else I'd like to write to them

So does that mean you would volunteer to get on the plane that was letting all passengers on with no screening?

 

[hambirg]

So does that mean you would volunteer to get on the plane that was letting all passengers on with no screening?

I would.

Think about this. . .anybody can enter the airport. . .say with 2 duffel bags full of explosives. They would be completely unimpeded right up to the security check. . .where possibly hundreds of would be fliers are waiting to go through. They could possibly kill more people blowing up the dang TSA lines than they probably could bringing down a flight. And the screening that we are all going through now. . .wouldn't have ever stopped a darn thing. It's a false sense of security.

Now back to the fun stuff. . .this is dang funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXDLQPfqc04&feature=player_embedded#!

 

[Belle0101]

I would.

Think about this. . .anybody can enter the airport. . .say with 2 duffel bags full of explosives. They would be completely unimpeded right up to the security check. . .where possibly hundreds of would be fliers are waiting to go through. They could possibly kill more people blowing up the dang TSA lines than they probably could bringing down a flight. And the screening that we are all going through now. . .wouldn't have ever stopped a darn thing. It's a false sense of security.

Now back to the fun stuff. . .this is dang funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXDLQPfqc04&feature=player_embedded#!

 

[Sparx]

I would.

Think about this. . .anybody can enter the airport. . .say with 2 duffel bags full of explosives. They would be completely unimpeded right up to the security check. . .where possibly hundreds of would be fliers are waiting to go through. They could possibly kill more people blowing up the dang TSA lines than they probably could bringing down a flight. And the screening that we are all going through now. . .wouldn't have ever stopped a darn thing. It's a false sense of security.

Now back to the fun stuff. . .this is dang funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXDLQPfqc04&feature=player_embedded#!

Its not like TSA has ever actually caught a would-be terrorist in the act anyway.

I don't think any of these are funny at all, especially the transphobic ones about lady gaga. To all of you who have been through the "pat downs" and weren't phased, do you want a cookie or something? There are plenty of sexual assualt survivors who don't want to be groped by strangers in public, there are plenty of religions that preach modesty and people who don't want their naked image saved via screen shot and distributed around the internet. Surprise surprise, just because it doesn't bother you doesn't mean its okay to do it to everyone else.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

So does that mean you would volunteer to get on the plane that was letting all passengers on with no screening?

Why "no screening"?--finding frisking unacceptable is a far cry from saying we want the whole screening process scrapped.

 

[CPT Tripss]

I think these are hilarious. I have been thru the full scanner and also got patted down when I got out. Big whoop, so what.

Ya don't get out much?

 

[DMRick]

I'd bet they aren't getting all the thrills some think they are. I wouldn't want their job, including all the remarks they must have to hear. That said, maybe it's my age, but it won't bother me either.

'Thank you for doing your job and trying to keep us safe."