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If the goal of the new patdown is to make everyone so embarrassed that they opt for the backscatter machine(1), then I suggest turning the tables. The next cha
by bpm140 16y ago
If the goal of the new patdown is to make everyone so embarrassed that they opt for the backscatter machine(1), then I suggest turning the tables.
The next chance I get(2), I'll be pulling a When Harry Met Sally on the TSA employee checking my junk. Let's see how much he likes it when I loudly beg him to keep rubbing me just a little bit longer.
"Damn, that feels good, man. I hope you're enjoying this as much as I am."
(1) see http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/10/for-the-first-time-the-tsa-meets-resistance/65390/ http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/10/for-the-...
(2) DEN has the machine and I fly out every week or two, so I'm sure I'll be reporting back shortly.
- marze 16y agoSerious topic, but some humor. Best response to give your TSA patdown-partner when he asks if he can feel around your crotch area: "Who do you think I am, a U.S. Senator?" (joke credit Adam Curry at No Agenda)
- philwelch 16y agoEither that or act like he bumped your testicles too hard and fall to the ground clutching them and writhing in pain. Soccer fans know this maneuver as "taking a dive".
- mkramlich 16y agoYou do realize that TSA workers are human beings too, right? It's not a video game. Messing with them is not going to do anything constructive, and will most likely make (1) their day worse, and (2) probably your day worse too, if your actions lead to more scrutiny and further "procedure".
- orangecat 16y agowill most likely make (1) their day worse That's a feature. Like telemarketers, TSA agents assigned to grope duty have no justification for staying in their jobs. It should be unpleasant for them. On the other hand point 2 is well taken, and for that reason I agree that antagonizing them is a bad idea.
- Natsu 16y ago> It should be unpleasant for them. I would instead worry that natural selection will make it so that the only people left are those for whom this sort of thing is enjoyable, with everyone else quitting or transferring in disgust.
- dpatru 16y agoHaving the TSA staffed by perverts whom nobody likes will likely speed the demise of the agency. For example, if it become known that more than one of the agents who pat down children are convicted sexual predators of minors, the public pressure would force the agency to shut down.
- Natsu 16y agoI sincerely hope that you are correct, because the alternative is too horrible to contemplate.
- tallanvor 16y agoYou do realize that we are human being too, right? Those of us who feel that our rights are being violated by having to choose between going through a machine that creates a fairly explicit photo of us (and one which we don't know who sees, if the image is being stored, or if it could end up online or being passed around) or being groped have our day ruined every time we have to go through that. I'm not going to feel bad for fighting back against people who are trying to do something wrong, and neither should anyone else.
- ja27 16y agoI'm wondering if I can request / demand that an opposite-sex TSA agent perform the pat-down.
- epo 16y agoBet they'd be even rougher.
- blahblahblah 16y agoDon't be shy. If you want a Happy Ending with your nut massage, just ask the TSA agent for one. ;-) Also, common courtesy dictates that you should at least offer a reach-around. http://www.moviesounds.com/fmj/cowboy.wav http://www.moviesounds.com/fmj/cowboy.wav