Transportation: Today, at the Eurostar customs, an officer asked me if I had...

By Behemoth2 - 14/12/2008 05:15 - France

Today, at the Eurostar customs, an officer asked me if I had packed my luggage myself. I teasingly answered "No, I was helped by a member of Al Qaeda." which earned me a body and luggage search and a missed train. FML

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By thebickster - 06/03/2009 17:58 - United States

Today, I was boarding my flight when I got pulled aside for looking suspicious. As she was opening my bag, I said, "Be careful, I jammed so many clothes in there it may explode." I was then strip searched for my trouble. FML

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By search_me - 16/07/2009 23:39 - United States

Today, while going through airport security the lady asked why I folded everything so small. I said that I was going away for a month and needed to fit a lot of stuff in only one bag. She smiled, nodded and then dumped my luggage to search for "drugs and other illegal teen things." FML

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By kclopez - 19/08/2017 23:15

Today, while going through customs at the airport, my bag was selected for screening. It was nearly overflowing because it was so full, so before the TSA agent searched it, I said, "Watch out - it's going to explode when you open it". Wrong choice of words. FML

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Never joke with TSA

By missy - 16/06/2011 02:42 - United States

Today, I missed my flight because I was held in airport security because I'd "threatened" an employee. He had confiscated my eyelash curler and jokingly I asked if he thought I was going to curl him to death. He didn't laugh. FML

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Suspicious

By BilletsDoudous - 15/01/2015 06:51 - France

Today, I was working as a ticket inspector on a train. A suspiciously-acting thirty something guy got on board with two huge bags. Worried, I kept an eye on him. I wasn't disappointed when he got 5 furry toys out of his bags and started to have a conversation with them. FML

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Thanks, son

By sucksforme. - 10/05/2009 05:05 - Canada

Today, I was supposed to catch a 4:40 flight to New York. My 5 year-old son handed me my carry on bag as I left the house. Turns out he had put his older brother's BB gun into my bag to "keep me safe." I missed my flight after I was detained and strip-searched. FML

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By Ya - 10/05/2009 14:18 - United States

Today, I missed my flight because I was stopped by airport security. They found "small, suspicious, spherical objects" in my purse on the X-ray. After pulling me out of line, taking my purse aside and carefully opening it with tongs, they removed the bag of grapes I had packed as a snack. FML

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TSA

By androgynous - 30/03/2009 17:44 - United States

Today, I was going through airport security. As my bags were being scanned, I was told that I was selected for extra searching. Right as the security guard was about to frisk me, he froze up and asked me, "You're a male, right?" I am, and I used to think that it was obvious. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/04/2011 21:05 - United States

Today, while shopping, I was grabbed and dragged off to a security room with no warning. Apparently, the way I was dressed and walking was suspicious. FML

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By Hm - 20/03/2015 00:54 - United States - Rio Rancho

Today, I was sitting in the airport, watching the baggage handlers load the plane I was about to get on. They were being really rough with it, one bag came open and all the clothes spilled out onto the tarmac. The clothes looked familiar. They were mine. FML

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Doydle 0

Saturday 14 February 2009 22:53

Now, what did you learn? ;)

adelaide_evening 0

Sunday 15 February 2009 23:55

Hahahaha, that is hilarious. I agree with everybody else that it is a dumb thing to do, but I myself am fairly sarcastic and probably would've said it before I realized the repercussions that came along with it too.

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Doydle 0

Saturday 14 February 2009 22:53

Now, what did you learn? ;)

cradle6 13

Friday 17 February 2012 18:20

That OP could have answered snarkier. Customs: "Did you pack your own bags?" -"No sir, Allah packed my bags."

WordAficionada 19

Tuesday 3 June 2014 17:13

I just find comments like this very islamaphobic.

ColonelCusswords 24

Sunday 6 July 2014 22:41

That the op is a dumbass

adelaide_evening 0

Sunday 15 February 2009 23:55

CestMoi_fml 0

Saturday 21 February 2009 5:40

Dumbass

monkji10 0

Friday 18 March 2011 14:37

agreed

laurarogusz 0

Wednesday 25 February 2009 10:43

This I think is hilarious! I am in the Marine Corps and in 2007 I was in Iraq (yes for the whole year) well for two weeks out of that year I was able to come home to see my family and while I was at the airport getting ready to fly back to Iraq the security stopped me to search me, I was already running late because it took the check in desk like 45 hours (not literally) to give passes to my family so they could come to my gate... I had my United States Marine Corps ******* uniform on and they stopped me for a "random" search, I was pissed and I let them have it! So anyway, knowing myself and how irritated I am by the pointless security and customs I would probably have made some sarcastic comment to them too!!! Definitely hilarious!

WordAficionada 19

Tuesday 3 June 2014 17:15

So? Just because you're a marine doesn't mean you should be excused from being searched; or is that only for the Muslims in the airport...

huriyah 3

Monday 3 October 2016 4:11

Aren't you out of regs by wearing your cammies at the airport?

InfiniteSecret 20

Friday 1 September 2017 12:28

You sound very full of yourself.

akidnamedandy 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 4:53

LOLZ

l33tm0nk3y 0

Friday 6 March 2009 18:48

...It's pretty common knowledge that you don't joke about stuff like that at security checkpoints...

judeneon 0

Sunday 8 March 2009 3:42

yeah, even if they know you're joking, they have the POWER TO SEARCH YOUR ASS. Just be polite.

DalekBubbles 18

Thursday 1 January 2015 9:09

Quite literally.

pewp 5

Sunday 8 March 2009 17:40

wow, that was dumb.

Vincenzo_fml 1

Saturday 14 March 2009 16:53

Customs officers can do damn near anything if they feel it's warranted, if you're driving a car across the border, they can tear apart your car to search it for drugs or anything else they don't want in the country, and no, they are not required to put it back together for you or replace anything that was damaged in he process.