Please Put Your Meat Cleaver and Nunchakus in Your Checked Baggage

Sep 11th, 2006 | By Jared Blank

The TSA website has a relatively amusing list of items you may carry on to your flight (Nitroglycerine pills, Ostomy Scissors) and may not (swords, throwing stars). It’s very helpful if you were planning on bringing blasting caps onto your next flight.

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Dan September 11th, 2006 8:08 am :
I had a flight from EWR to PBA land in Virginia once when a man had a heart attack and had to take his Nitroglycerin pills. So this way, the terrorists can kill one heart patient at a time.
older man September 11th, 2006 1:38 pm :
Wow, I was so afraid I would miss out on my “mile high club” activities. Thanks you TSA for allowing the KY jelly.

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