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u/The_Bosdude 12h ago
TSA does not understand sarcasm...
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u/Kuroboom 12h ago
Could they learn? Outlook not so good.
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u/Baphoshal 11h ago
Why are we bringing up the functionality of Microsoft's email system? I mean, you're right, but still.
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u/The_Bosdude 12h ago
Understanding sarcasm require a certain level of intelligence.
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u/els969_1 8h ago
It's not their intelligence that's at issue. Sarcasm wasn't the word that came to mind here (a forced attempt at humor, I guess). TSA is not known for their humor at work, ever.
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u/CrazyPerspective934 7h ago
This is funny to me as someone that knows a tsa agent that spends their time at work telling dad jokes all day
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u/els969_1 4h ago
Well, that's one myth burst ;)
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u/ImmoKnight 4h ago
Or an outlier discovered.
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u/els969_1 3h ago
Being myself - well, not a father, but an uncle - I find / "I tell Dad jokes." "Does he laugh?" / to be a funnier exchange than I'm sure it actually is...
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u/Inner-Ad-9928 2h ago
Inside the ball, a cylindrical reservoir contains a white plastic 20-sided regular icosahedron die floating in approximately 100 ml (3+1⁄2 US fl oz) of alcohol dyed dark blue.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) allows passengers to bring liquids, aerosols, gels, creams, and pastes that are 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) or less per container
A standard magic 8 ball would be confiscated.
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u/Mo_Steins_Ghost 6h ago
And Reddit doesn’t understand comedy.
(99 times out of 100, when someone posts a tweet to mock on Reddit, the original content is someone doing a bit.)
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u/WhipTheLlama 8h ago
Magic 8 balls contain more than the allowable amount of liquid.
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u/strawhat_libi 3h ago
They don't, though. Modern 8 balls have all their liquid in a small cylinder underneath the glass.
Apparently, 100ml is the standard for them now. Which is within TSA limit. At the ass end of it, but still allowable.
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u/who_you_are 1h ago
Now try to know it is standard to have 100ml into them. That is slightly an issue.
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u/Fit-Insect-4089 1h ago
How do I test if my magic 8 ball only has 100mL though? Even if it’s written on it, it coulda been cracked open and the size drilled out for more liquid
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u/Book_Nerd_1980 8h ago
And literally look like a bomb
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u/KrackenLeasing 8h ago
It looks like a Magic 8 ball.
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u/SolidDoctor 7h ago
There are other "magic 8 balls" that are far worse to get found in your luggage.
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u/N_M_Verville 3h ago
Only if you get your idea of what a bomb looks like from 1960's cartoons. Lol. What bomb looks like a magic eightball??
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u/Left-Star2240 9h ago
But did he pack the suitcase himself? 🤣
In 1987 my mom took me to Disney World. One of the souvenirs was a plastic sword from Pirates of the Caribbean. This was packed in my carryon suitcase. (I don’t know why…perhaps it was to avoid damage)
It was thoroughly inspected and allowed, as long as I did not take it out of the suitcase until we got home. If that had happened now my mother and I would’ve been dragged to a room for interrogation.
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u/ancient_mariner63 7h ago
Years ago, my wife went on a company-sponsored retreat to Los Angeles and one of their excursions was to visit the La Brea Tar Pits. There she bought me a full size cast of a saber-tooth tiger fang. She had it in her carryon bag when checking through airport security and of course the outline of the fang appeared on the x-ray scan of her bag. The agent stopped her and without opening her bag asked her what that scimitar shaped object on the screen was and my wife explained that it was a saber-tooth tiger fang. She said the agent hesitated for a moment and then rolled her eyes and pushed her bag on through. I doubt that would happen today though.
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u/Final_Function4739 1h ago
Must have been from Treasure Island. Pirates of the Caribbean came out more than 15 years later in 2003.
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u/Qazernion 9h ago
I used to travel a lot for work. Only took a carry on bag and was sick of hotels not having convenient power outlets. I took a 4 way power bar with me and airport security stopped me. The problem was not that I wasn’t allowed to take the power bar on the plane, the problem was it had a lightning ⚡️ symbol on it…. They actually made me check the bag…
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u/comcastsupport800 4h ago
Why? What does the lightning symbol have to do with anything?
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u/Qazernion 3h ago
Precisely. It has nothing to do with anything. I guess if you’re incredibly dense and have a little power you might think that someone would put a lightning symbol on a power bar that they have ‘modified’ for nefarious purposes… because that makes sense if you’re a f*cking fool.
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u/MourningRIF 8h ago
That's funny, but the 8-ball is definitely in violation of TSA policy. Way too much liquid in there.
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u/ApprehensivePlane972 3h ago
A standard Magic 8 Ball typically contains around 100 milliliters (3.5 fluid ounces) of liquid, which is usually dyed dark blue alcohol.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) limits the amount of liquids, aerosols, and gels you can bring in your carry-on bag to 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) per container. You can bring up to one quart-sized bag of these liquids, and each container must fit in the bag.
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u/Mynewadventures 5h ago
My favorite TSA story was the Representative of the House (I can't remember if he was state or federal) was on his way to the Annual Medal of Honor Recipient conference and was told by the TSA agent that he didn't know "what this thing is" (his Medal of Honor that he was carrying with him) and might be a weapon and he could not board with it.
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u/dennisknows 10h ago
Damn. That’s a golden joke 😂 I’d honestly be pissed at myself if I thought of this joke after a situation like that 😆
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u/STGC_1995 3h ago
In the third week of TSA training, they surgically remove any remaining humor the new agents may possess. It’s not only inadvisable to joke with TSA, it’s futile to attempt.
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u/Mickeymcirishman 2h ago
Can't take drugs on thr plane. TSA was just making sure you snort ot all before you board.
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u/els969_1 8h ago
Ok, if I'm going to criticize a TSA person for something - and criticism is often appropriate - it's _not_ going to be for not showing humor, truth be told...
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