Friday, September 29, 2006
New Air-Travel Guidelines
U.S. airlines are now allowing small quantities of fluids onto airplanes. What do you think?
Elaine Siegel,
Sales Representative
"Thank God. I don't think I'd be able to make one more flight from New York to Chicago with a mouthful of shampoo."
Alex Hunter,
Surveyor
"The ban was a necessary precaution. We have to be willing to make these kinds of sacrifices if we're going to prevent scientifically impossible terrorist attacks."
Ed Johansen,
Systems Analyst
"By giving passengers renewed access to these gels, lotions, and shampoos, we run the risk of creating a very dangerous, highly evasive, and super-slippery terrorist able to avoid all manners of restraint."
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