Via Hit & Run, this tale of airport security:
Questioned by security at Philadelphia International Airport late Tuesday about a bottle of Diesel Green men's cologne he was carrying, a 22-year-old Saudi Arabian student responded by spraying himself and the three airport screeners who were checking him out. Big mistake. By the end of a long night, the FBI had responded, a hazardous-materials crew had been called, and everyone in contact with the cologne - including some people inside a Rite Aid store and a Dunkin' Donuts, and the emergency room at Methodist Hospital - had been quarantined.I remember going through Dulles in the mid-'70s, and one of the baggage screeners, a pale, sweaty little man, mistakenly made eye contact and addressed me directly without having been spoken to. So, I splashed him in the face with a bottle of Hai Karate and thumbed out one of his eyes. A quick $50* fine later, the matter was forgotten and I was on my way. Oh, how I long for those days. *True, $50 was a lot more money back then, and he couldn't have been happy to hand over one-third of his monthly salary, but I do wish he'd gotten more than a slap on the wrist.