Tuesday, December 29, 2009

THE TRAVELING PANTS

In 2001 Richard Reid tried to blow up an airplane by setting off explosives hidden in his shoes.

That's why we now have to take our shoes off at airport security checkpoints.

In 2009 Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to blow up an airplane by trying to set off explosives hidden in his underpants.

Security checkpoints could get interesting.

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The FBI detained two men for suspicious activity on a flight to Phoenix. Their activity: They were talking to each other in a foreign language and watching the movie "The Kingdom," starring Jamie Fox and Jennifer Garner, on a laptop or DVD player.

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You can now fly United with your antlers on.

The airline had banned antlers on board -- even as checked luggage -- until they got thousands of complaints from hunters and antler fans. So now you can check them if you've got them, but there is a size limit and a special antler fee.

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