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Yup, I totally agree. My father had a colleague whose name was (unfortunately) Kim Jong Il, the former, deceased dictator of North Korea. Even though he was cl

• waqf 10y ago
  > Even though he was clearly alive and well and way taller That's not relevant, because they probably weren't suspecting him of being the Supreme Leader, they were suspecting him of having a reason to conceal his identity (or possibly of being mentally ill).
  • sushid 10y ago
    Sure, I can understand being detained the first time he enters the US, but each and every time?
  • jaredklewis 10y ago
    Right. My first instinct when I want to conceal my identity is to assume the pseudonym Kim Jong Il. Helps keep a low profile. /s As per your comment that it could be indicative of his mental health, I would bet my bottom dollar that this is baseless speculation, with no basis in actual research of the behavioral patterns of the mentally ill. In short, par for the TSA course: thrash blindly around in the dark, catching no one, inconveniencing everyone to remind us all of how important they are.
• fencepost 10y ago
  "Either I'm the dictator of North Korea traveling incognito and without an entourage in which case you should treat me as having diplomatic immunity and send me on my way or contact the US State Department, or I'm obviously not the dictator of North Korea and I've probably had enough trouble in my life already because of the matching name and you should send me on my way." "By the way, if you contact the State Department they're probably going to laugh at you."