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How come I can bring razors thru airport security but not toothpaste

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Permalink Reply by lang on April 21, 2010 at 12:49pm

I'm looking for any reply sarcastic or not

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Permalink Reply by lang on April 21, 2010 at 12:58pm

It still just boggles my mind that I can bring razors but not toothpaste

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Permalink Reply by lang on April 21, 2010 at 1:02pm

This is the first time I'm traveling with out checked baggage. I have a laid back attitude so I think that helps those sticky situations.

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Permalink Reply by lang on April 21, 2010 at 1:42pm

One thing I've learned bein a firefighter emt that people are crazy and you'll never know how they'll react till they do. But a cigar cutter really?!?!?

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Permalink Reply by Station10Capt106 on April 21, 2010 at 2:40pm

It wasn't John Bobbett working security there was it? If so I could see how he might get a little edgy about something like that.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Mackie on April 21, 2010 at 3:20pm

they allow razors cuz they feel people are just toooo hairy and want people to shave and since they don't usually get close enough to sniff people's breath, they really don't give a rat's (_!_) about how clean their teeth are, therefore no need to bring that stuff on. In addition, since many people don't even have teeth, but rather dentures, (and in Canada, some only have one TOOTH, hense the term TOOTH PASTE) and everyone knows that Teethpaste is not used on dentures, there is yet another good enough reason to tuck the stuff underneath. Ok ok.. well my answer makes about as much sense as THEIR reasoning doesn't it?

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Permalink Reply by Bart W on April 21, 2010 at 4:09pm

without a razor you would get stubble and 5 oclock shadow and thus stand out as a potential person of interest. Especially if you also failed to brush your hair. Bad breath, on the other hand, apparently does not matter.... although I'd rather sit next to someone on a plane with stubble and good breath..... you work in government long enough, these things just make sense :)

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Permalink Reply by lang on April 21, 2010 at 8:05pm

Great song

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Permalink Reply by lang on April 21, 2010 at 8:26pm

I've been in the air force for five years almost and 9 out of 10 things don't make sense to me

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Permalink Reply by FETC on April 21, 2010 at 9:04pm

Real real reason is because the TSA says so....

Less than 4 oz. it can fly. Mixing multiple chemicals together to create a chemical bomb is the concern. Any bomb on a plane is a concern, as it puts the holder in control again. Now as for razors, disposable razors for shaving... not so much. Take a disposable razor apart, and you don't have much of a razor at all. Razor blades on the other hand for a box cutter, that is on the no fly list.

So your disposable razor is not going to take a plane down today. The airlines were mandated to beef up their cockpit doors (fortified) and now have policies on NOT opening the cockpit door once the aircraft has pushed back from the gate, post 9-11.