Man Arrested At Oakland Airport For Ornate Watch 519
First time accepted submitter mbeckman writes "A man was arrested at Oakland airport for having bomb-making materials. The materials? An ornate watch and extra insoles in his boots. Despite the bomb squad determining that there was no bomb, The Alameda county sheriffs department claimed that he was carrying 'potentially dangerous materials and appeared to have made alterations to his boots, which were Unusually large and stuffed with layers of insoles.' The man told Transportation Security Administration officers that he's an artist and the watch is art."
Re:Moron. (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, well, obviously he was trying to make some sort of statement of some kind, maybe having to do with "art", and maybe not.
But seriously, I think he planned this for exactly what happened.
Moron.
Dear Moron, no need to sign your posts.
Re:"first time plagiarist" (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, its why I stop submitting.
My favorite TSA experience... (Score:5, Funny)
I was traveling from LAX to New Orleans to shoot Bit Momma's House 2 (you remember that, don't you?) After some bad experiences checking baggage, I carried on my supplies, including my tracking kit.
Now, my tracking kit was a small Pelican case filled with watch batteries, short wires, and LEDs. After it went through the X-Ray machine, the TSA agent looked at the screen, looked at me, looked at the screen, then picked up the box. He carefully unlatched it, and held it out *as far as he could* as he opened it, turning his head away and looking through the corners of his eyes.
Needless to say, I was insulted.
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Re:My favorite TSA experience... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:or in other news (Score:4, Funny)
The comfy shoe is merely an evolution of the comfy chair used by the spanish Inquisition. Deadlier, but more portable.
Re:Sigh (Score:5, Funny)
With all the bullshit pictures on the linked site, one would think there would be an image of the fucking watch...
That would be like... gasp... distributing pictures of materials that can be potentially used to make a bomb. A lesser offense, but probably enough to get a fine
Not to mention the risks that the terrorists will learn what kind of ornate watches around suspicion and de-assemble their bombs into less suspicious ornate watches
On a serious note -- the guy is still detained, not like they could contact him for comment or pictures
Re:My favorite TSA experience... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The vast explosive materials conspiracy (Score:4, Funny)
But do YOU realize there's an even bigger conspiracy to load all cars, including yours, with an even more explosive fluid? And that it's also pumped through the engine where it causes explosions?Think about it, man, and ditch your booby-trapped car. I have a bike I could sell you.
Re:Take that! (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, everyone thinks footwear is just for comfort, fashion and warmth, until they get kicked in the nuts. Then it becomes a weapon of ass destruction.
Re:The new normal (Score:4, Funny)
Oddly, I've never been arrested.
That's because you're a car.
Re:My favorite TSA experience... (Score:5, Funny)
He carefully unlatched it, and held it out *as far as he could* as he opened it, turning his head away and looking through the corners of his eyes.
Well, if there was a risk of seeing any images from "Big Momma's House 2" that was only sensible.
Re:WHY MODDED "INSIGHTFUL"??? (Score:0, Funny)
Nor will you, until the FBI "crime lab" creates something especially suspicious looking.