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• other TSA links if you havent been keeping up: awesome taiwanese cg animation of the issue http://www.y... : mXENO
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  I hope to enjoy the patdowns personally. Close my eyes and think of England. : OnAPaleHorse
  • oh yeah i forgot snl's skit: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/message-from-tsa/1261478/ : mXENO
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  I'm sure once some planes crash into buildings or blow up over our airspace the same people that bitch ab... : BongSlayerB
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    wait what? : FrayLo
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      what? If they really want to hijack a plane or blow it up, they will find a way around current security m... : BongSlayerB
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        Maybe you're hitting the bong just a wee bit too hard. If they really want to hijack a plane or blow i : owly
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          The only problem with security measures is that they aren't strict enough for those that may be suspect a... : BongSlayerB
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            while i doubt the protest's efficacy, part of the point is to create such a big stink about it. there wo... : mXENO
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              exactly, they should stay home or find another means of transportation rather than screw the whole system... : BongSlayerB
              • Bad logical arguments to be found here : FrayLo
              • i think that's my only potential objection about the protest. it does seem quite selfish doesnt it? b... : mXENO
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                What do those other factors have to do with the initial argument? : Godhatesfatpeople
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                  that crying about a pat down or body scan is trivial when there are other ways to get from A to B and tha... : BongSlayerB
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                    Are you serious? That's your argument as to why people should stfu about the TSA. : Godhatesfatpeople
                    • If you use the lifts you get raped, government says so. But I wouldn't bother complaining, because the st... : Chipwarrior
    • your choice is to have your genitals fondled OR have a plane flown into a building, isn't it completely o... : steelsamurai
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    I don't see how being sexual assualted by a rentacop to push the scanners to the TSA guy that ordered the... : skitzo
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      you want to maybe take another crack at that sentence? : acheron
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        I take another hit of my crack. The fucker that ran the TSA ordered a shit ton of these scanners, then... : skitzo
        • Much better! I thought that was what you were getting at. : acheron
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    They don't need to drop planes from the sky, they just need to create a semi-legitimate threat of it and : roushimsx
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      oh come on...have you ever been to a strip club? You have to pay to get a pat down there. You get a free ... : BongSlayerB
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        It doesn't guarantee shit other than no one is going to be clipping their nails next to you on the flight... : roushimsx
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          well sure it does, till they find a way around current security measures. : BongSlayerB
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            You're blind and naive if you believe in any semblance of an illusion of safety as a result of these inva... : roushimsx
            • it could be worse. be thankful it's not then. : BongSlayerB
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    Those who would give up essential liberty for a small margin of safety deserve neither liberty nor safety... : Cottc Cid
    • Our forefathers would be calling us chickenshits today. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  The Opt out day only works if everyone is given Viagra 3 hours before their flight : Crimsonbeak
  • or ecstasy. The patdown would feel so good. : Boring Writer
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  http://www.dougstanhope.com/journal/2010/11/21/tsa.html : dognose
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    would you opt out? : mXENO
    • I think I might. : mathyou
  • I agree. Fuck the TSA. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  You know, I don't mind having my junk grabbed or some dude running his finger along the crack of my assho... : roushimsx
  • I'd make jokes as they grabbed my dick but I'd freak the fuck out watching Paul Blart feel up my parents.... : Smirks D
  • The hell? You are married? : Moonbase Commander
  • You should moan every time they go near your junk. : Fred Garvin
• thats the perfect timing : gyokuro
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  http://asset.soup.io/asset/1239/4130_9669_480.jpeg :) : RageQuit
  • I was just going to post this : Metatron85
  • lol terrorists have won! : Smirks D
  • rofl : Godhatesfatpeople
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  I'm luckily not planning on flying for a while, but I already did the full body scanner a few months ago ... : laurgasms
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    Fuck individual safety man, we need to PROTECT AMERICA. : roushimsx
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      I'm disappointed that I've already been through it, thinking "well fuck if they have them they must have ... : laurgasms
      • I just accept that I could die any time I fly from some completely unforeseen circumstance and that inevi... : roushimsx
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    It's not the outline laurgasms--it's a pretty good picture of what they look like. It'd take someone w... : daVinci1980
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      I really don't give half a shit if someone with a modicum of graphics programming ability decides to put ... : laurgasms
      • I agree with this. The person sitting in the room looking at the photos is going to be looking at so many... : boarder2
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        Your huge tracks of land? : DarkWolf5
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          My giant shitting dick nipples. : laurgasms
          • You know the rules: pix and/or divx. : bolange
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        It's not that someone would do this for just your picture, obviously. It's that they'd do it for *all*... : daVinci1980
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          1) lol @ bald-faced lie 2) like I said earlier, I'll let you fight this fight for me. I just don't give ... : laurgasms
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            Bald-faced lie is funny? Por que? I'm glad that there are people in this country who still agree with ... : daVinci1980
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              I had never heard it before, always "bold", it's correct I suppose but amusing. I like how you really ... : laurgasms
              • Pics for proof of your lack of caring stance! : boarder2
              • So why not just walk around topless all the time? In most states it's perfectly legal for women to walk a... : daVinci1980
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                Your cavalier attitude about something you don't care about when other people clearly do is just egging t : famine101
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                  My stance on the issue is that I respect peoples choices. If your choice is that you don't want to go in ... : laurgasms
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                    I merely pointed out that it wasn't just the outline. You felt attacked. Get over it. : daVinci1980
                    • I want to apologize for this. I was on my way to bed and snippy. Sorry I didn't say this in a more polite... : daVinci1980
              • Are you going to show us these tits you don't care if strangers look at or not? : Goto10
              • you probably laugh at "dog eat dog world" too D: : MamiyaOtaru
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                Nah, it's not correct. Bald-face is some weird mix up. See escape goats and mind bottling. : the city
                • Whoa, link below has my mind blown. Wtf? : the city
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              Is a bald-faced lie the beta male to a bold-faced lie? : givemesnacks
              • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_the_correct_term_%27bold_face_lie%27_or_%27bald_faced_lie%27_or_another_vari... : daVinci1980
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        I really don't give half a shit that everytime I fly I have to take the Great American Challenge. They're... : daVinci1980
        • Uhhh, THEY might not enjoy their fist in my vag, but I think I could get into it. : laurgasms
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        Apparently it's not that slim: http://gizmodo.com/5690749/these-are-the-first-100-leaked-body-scans : Fred Garvin
        • those don't look like backscatter pictures. : Agrona
  • A typical dental X-ray exposes the patient to about 2 millirems of radiation. According to one widely cit : Agrona
  • I got full body scanned too. I was deemed a special threat because I booked some one-way tickets in Europ... : steelsamurai
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  the problem is not the staff, its the administration and how the US govt has turned a whole nation into c... : CoRDS
  • It's also the staff. I've seen enough videos now to say some are power tripping or just being ridiculous ... : Fred Garvin
• If I were traveling, absolutely. : boarder2
• I'm doing a ton of flying in the near future and I'm going to wear sexy underwear. They can pat me down a... : Porkasaurus
• If I were traveling on Wednesday, I'd opt out if selected. And I'll be opting out any point in the future... : daVinci1980
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  To me, I think emphasizing the backscatter machines as the problem is a mistake. They're really just the ... : airrob
  • this is not just an internet thing: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/new-poll-suggests... : mXENO
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  Bin Laden you motherfucker. Your plan really did work. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • 9 years later: still terrorized the shit out of : Agrona
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    It's like he enrolled us in the jelly of the month club, but for terrorism. : pigvomit
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      He's the Columbia House of terrorism. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • He's like that extra tequila shot that lead us to a life of Valtrex. : pigvomit
• I'm planning on it because I'm not a huge fan of the scanners potentially being dangerous, the TSA, but m... : KxRook
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  what does Obama think about the TSA? : gyokuro
  • it seemed mixed at first (http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/1121/Obama-notes-travelers-plight-but-won-t-c... : mXENO
• haha - http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/11/22/travel.tsa.pat.downs/index.html?hpt=C1 "There has never b... : roushimsx
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  Was the threat to hide explosives in shoes not real? Was the threat to use liquid explosives not real? Wa... : pap26
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    Too many questions; didn't answer. : pigvomit
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      TLDR...security procedures are invasive. Whats a better way to deal with the threat? Or do we keep things... : pap26
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        This is serious. Either: 1. no carryons or personal items whatsoever, if you need breast milk for baby... : steelsamurai
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          http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/tsa-responds-passenger-outrages-underwear-search-happen/story?id=12208932 ... : pigvomit
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            http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/saudi-suicide-bomber-hid-ied-his-anal-cavity

            Nov 23, 2010 4:55am PST
            http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/saudi-suicide-bomber-hid-ied-his-anal-cavity : mem
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          If you remove the shoes on x-ray machine rule, what's stopping a terrorist from trying to blow up their s... : pap26
          • In the past year I've been in about 10 different countries. I've only had my shoes scanned in the USA, an... : steelsamurai
        • i like number 1 of the second set. that actually sounds empowering, unlike being groped in public. actu... : mXENO
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    why can I bring a crapload of liquids on the flight still then? Separating 10 ounces into smaller contain... : steelsamurai
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      What would you suggest for "true" security rather than the appearance of one. I'm just asking because I h... : pap26
      • true security: metal detectors and some fucking police investigating some fucking terrorists. Also, you... : Agrona
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        The Israelis do far better airport security than we do, and it's far less intrusive. In fact, they laugh : Bold
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          are there reports on how effective Israeli security is? : mXENO
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            It's apparently more effective than ours. Hell, TSA has never caught a single terrorist! : Bold
            • i like sources :( : mXENO
          • Wikipedia el Al. They've had one successful hijacking ever, 40 years ago. : daVinci1980
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        that's the point. There is no true security without severe inconvenience. We have to choose one or the ot... : steelsamurai
        • Agreed, if only the decision makers (and American public) had this much sense... : ughhhhhhh
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    lol. I find it fascinating why anyone thinks this is a good idea. Hell, even Israel has said it's exces... : Sludgehead
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      they didn't catch the shoe bomber. they failed miserably. The shoe bomber on the otherhand spread terror ... : gyokuro
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        Shoe bomber fails. Everyone including all terrorist cells know he successfully snuck explosives in his sh... : pap26
        • There's a billion security holes in this country. It's unrealistic to think the TSA or any other agency ... : Sludgehead
    • Most Americans are too god damn stupid to understand something like this. The country is all but fucke... : the city
    • We could save more lives by simply feeding everyone, and that would cost a LOT less money and cause a lot : steelsamurai
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    Not being a retarded dickwagger and realize that these measures will not deter someone who is determined ... : the city
    • To find out "about this shit and stop it before it happens" also means giving up our privacy, i.e. wireta... : pap26
  • Shack is an interesting bunch of peoples of which I don't agree with. Then again most of the internet is.... : pap26
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    http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/744199---israelification-high-security-little-bother Next qu... : terath
    • I bet the West would reject anything that sounds like "profiling" to avoid hurting peoples sensibilities. : Chipwarrior
• I wish I had somewhere to fly to in the US. I would love to opt for the pat down just for my own amusemen... : Chipwarrior