Text 3827, 72 rader
Skriven 2008-03-14 13:14:22 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Jim Weller
Ärende: AIRPORT SECURITY 80314
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 -=> Quoting Jim Weller to Glen Jamieson <=-

 BF> Airport security is a *joke*.
 BF> 50 10 ml ampoules [...] nitroglycerine
 BF> And then some have to toss away a small bottle of nail
 BF> varnish....that's shoting mosquito with a howitzer.
 
 GJ> My opinion is that most of these "security" regulations are mainly
 GJ> intended to make the general public believe that the governments are
 GJ> protecting them, while the real measures intended to combat would-be
 GJ> saboteurs are kept secret, in order to remain effective.
 JW> 
 JW> One can hope that is the case, but I am not comforted by that
 JW> statement, as it only optimistic speculation and I have a low
 JW> opinion of governments. I really believe the clown efforts at the
 JW> airport really is their best effort.

I have to remain optimistic, or give up entirely.  I try to forget
about WMD stupidity and nerve gas, and fix in my mind that a society
capable of inventing GPS and heart transplants has some hope of
intelligent thought.

 JW> On the lighter side, Roslind just returned from a trip to Edmonton
 JW> and brought back a huge tupperware container full of incredibly
 JW> delicious pastries, bars and squares made by a niece who owns a
 JW> bakery. With a big grin, airport security threatened to confiscate
 JW> it.... for their lunch.

Wonderful!  Of course that was a domestic Canuk airport; no one with
even a trace of a sense of humour would be allowed to work at
international airports.

(Second thought...  Was it one of her many cousins on Security?)

Something like this would look like explosive on an X-ray machine:

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Double Cheese Wheel
 Categories: Cheese, Appetizers
      Yield: 24 Servings
 
      1 lb Cheese; *
      3 oz Cream Cheese; Softened, 1 pk
    1/4 c  Marinated Artichoke Hearts**
    1/4 c  Pine Nuts; Toasted, 1 oz
  1 1/2 t  Fresh Basil Leaves; OR ***
    1/2 t  Basil Leaves; Dried.***
 
  *     You should get 1 whole wheel of Chicuahua Or Monterey Jack
  Cheese ** Artichoke Hearts should be drained and chopped. *** Fresh
  Basil Leaves should be snipped OR Dried Basil Leaves should be
  ~------------------------------------------------------
  ~----------------- Remove any wax coating or rind from Chihuahua
  cheese. Hollow out cheese with knife or spoon, leaving a 1/2-inch
  thick shell on the sides and bottom; reserve cheese shell.  Finely
  chop enough of the scooped-out cheese to measure 1 cup (reserve any
  extra for another use). Place 1 cup chopped cheese, the cream cheese,
  artichoke hearts, 3 T of the pine nuts,and the basil in the workbowl
  of food processor fitted with the steel blade, cover and process
  until well mixed. Pack mixture into cheese shell. Sprinkle with
  remaining 1 T pine nuts; press lightly.  Cover and refrigerate until
  filling is firm, about 3 hours.
   Cut into thin wedges. Serve with assorted crackers if desired.
 
MMMMM
 

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