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Faberge egg mistaken for grenade
upi ^ | Feb. 10, 2010

Posted on 02/10/2010 2:16:03 PM PST by JoeProBono

ROCHESTER , Minn.- A U.S. woman said she was lucky to make her flight on time when security at a German airport mistook a Faberge egg in her luggage for a grenade.

Mary McNab of Rochester, Minn., said she was trying to make a connecting flight from a Frankfort airport on her way home from a trip to Moscow with a $70 souvenir Faberge egg she had purchased from a Kremlin gift shop Saturday when staff at the airport's X-ray machine appeared to become suspicious, MinnPost.com reported Wednesday.

"My rolling carry-on bag went through the X-ray scanner, and they kept it inside the machine for quite a while, then called other people over to look at it," she said.


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KEYWORDS: faberge; jpb

1 posted on 02/10/2010 2:16:03 PM PST by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Not to be confused with the "Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch"


2 posted on 02/10/2010 2:17:35 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: JoeProBono
French hand grenade: Photobucket
3 posted on 02/10/2010 2:19:27 PM PST by rahbert
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To: dfwgator

4 posted on 02/10/2010 2:19:42 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono
The Vuitton Grenade


5 posted on 02/10/2010 2:20:29 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Slings and Arrows

Ping


6 posted on 02/10/2010 2:26:37 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: JoeProBono

I once had to escort my friend’s six year old boy to Arizona, and when his back pack went through the xray they saw handcuffs. It took us a while to explain to them that they were plastic toy handcuffs. I have no clue why the boy brought them. It was very funny.


7 posted on 02/10/2010 2:28:27 PM PST by EggsAckley ( There's an Ethiopian in the fuel supply!)
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To: JoeProBono

This is so ROFLMAO.


8 posted on 02/10/2010 2:29:39 PM PST by Don'tMessWithTexas
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To: JoeProBono

Riiiiight a Faberge egg for $70. Just like the $50 Rolex I bought in Tijuana.


9 posted on 02/10/2010 2:35:13 PM PST by CholeraJoe (Any man over 35 with washboard abds is either gay or a narcissist.)
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To: JoeProBono

” A U.S. woman..............Mary McNab of Rochester, Minn”

MY guess is that she is an AMERICAN woman


10 posted on 02/10/2010 2:44:54 PM PST by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: devolve; JoeProBono

Whoaa, when I first read the title I had visions of a real Faberge egg being destroyed!


11 posted on 02/10/2010 2:45:36 PM PST by potlatch (- What a co-inky-stink!)
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To: dfwgator

Great minds think alike. Thanks for posting the HHGOA!


12 posted on 02/10/2010 2:45:47 PM PST by Moonmad27
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To: potlatch

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No bacon?


13 posted on 02/10/2010 2:59:41 PM PST by devolve ( . . . . . . . . . woodpile alert - "My muslim faith....." - "Kobe" Osama . . . . . . . . . . . .)
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To: devolve

It was almost toast!


14 posted on 02/10/2010 3:07:16 PM PST by potlatch (- What a co-inky-stink!)
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To: JoeProBono
“Five is right out.”
15 posted on 02/10/2010 3:14:53 PM PST by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: CholeraJoe

It’s not a real Faberge egg, it’s a copy she bought in a gift shop. Did you read more than the headline?


16 posted on 02/10/2010 3:19:21 PM PST by visualops (Freepin' on my Pre!)
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To: visualops
Did you read more than the headline?

As a matter of fact, I didn't. I wasn't aware that was a prerequisite to making smart aleck comments.

17 posted on 02/10/2010 3:22:34 PM PST by CholeraJoe (Any man over 35 with washboard abds is either gay or a narcissist.)
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To: dfwgator

LOL! The Holy Hand Grenade was my first thought.

When stationed in Berlin I came back to the States for a few weeks. While back in the States, I picked up a couple shock absorbers to take back with me as they proved impossible to get in Germany for my 1985 Ford Tempo.

Want to talk about fun and good times? Pack a couple shock absorbers in your checked baggage and see what happens :-)


18 posted on 02/10/2010 4:06:41 PM PST by VeniVidiVici ("Bring out yer dead! Bring out your dead!" - Cries of a Navy Corpseman)
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To: CholeraJoe
I wasn't aware that was a prerequisite to making smart aleck comments.

No, but it is for the prevention of comment fail.
19 posted on 02/10/2010 4:08:43 PM PST by visualops (Freepin' on my Pre!)
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