The only person I've ever seen do that was Penn Gilette, in one of the funniest Penn & Teller routines ever. Penn ends up pretty much disrobing because Teller keeps setting off the metal detector when he tries to go through. I laughed so hard it hurt...
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Richard S. Crawford > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 4:10 PM > To: Brin-L > Subject: Re: Caveat populi > > > Hey, has anyone else had to take off their shoes when passing through a > security checkpoint? My father-in-law has. Twice. > > > At 03:48 PM 12/21/2001, you wrote: > >Ronn Blankenship wrote: > > > > > > At 03:35 PM 12/21/01, Richard S. Crawford wrote: > > > >Indeed, until September 11, I regularly carried my Swiss > army knife and > > > >all associated bits every time I flew. Not to mention the > razor blades in > > > >my shaving kit. > > > > > > A sharp #3 pencil makes a rather effective weapon, too, > though no one has > > > suggested confiscating pencils. > > > >..or belts... or shoelaces - very effective garrots. > > > >-jeffrey "I've got big hands, they might be considered a weapon" miller- > > > >-- > >"O! for a Muse of fire, that would ascend, > >The brightest heaven of invention!" > > > Sliante, > Richard S. Crawford > > http://www.mossroot.com > AIM: Buffalo2K ICQ: 11646404 Y!: rscrawford > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "It is only with the heart that we see rightly; what is essential is > invisible to the eye." --Antoine de Saint Exup�ry > > "Push the button, Max!" >
