Posted on 11/22/2010 7:03:01 PM PST by markomalley
Reporting from Denver —
A Colorado man thinks he's found a way to protect your private parts from unwanted radiation and government peeping at airports.
Jeff Buske of Larkspur is selling tungsten-lined underwear online, with fibers of the X-ray-repelling material strategically placed over the crotch. He says he's seen his sales skyrocket in the last week, since the Transportation Security Administration began rolling out full-body scanners at several airports and conducting aggressive pat-downs of people who refuse to use them.
"You shouldn't have to be digitally strip-searched or doused with radiation to visit your grandmother," Buske, a 52-year-old electrical engineer, said by phone Monday from New Jersey, where he was trying to find facilities to manufacture more of his undergarments.
Buske hit upon the idea in January after authorities said a Nigerian air passenger unsuccessfully tried to detonate a bomb in his underpants. That led the TSA to speed its deployment of full-body imaging machines across the country. Buske anticipated an inevitable backlash.
He began selling the undergarments in March. The opaque parts are shaped like fig leaves or other designs and positioned over the crotch or, on brassieres, the nipples. Buske peddled them through an ad on the website infowars.com, which tracks the intelligence community, and got so many orders that the servers crashed. He sold the undergarments, which retail for up to $35, at street fairs and to friends.
After a local television station reported on his product last week, sales jumped. Buske said his total orders were in the thousands.
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Won’t these just guarantee the wearer receives a groping?
On Rush’s show today, he had a caller who told him about this gear. Rush told him that wearing this apparel will just about guarantee you a trip to the personal pat down.
That was my thought. Wearing these ensures you'll be selected for the enhanced pat down. Might as well opt out of the scanner from the get-go and save yourself the radiation blast.
Looks like an air freshener.
Anything that blocks the xray scan is gonna need further inspection.
How does protecting your privates from radiation protect the REST of your body? Duh!
I do have a suggestion for the "inventor". I might buy a pair of the undies if they had a "three finger salute" rather than that fig leaf.
Yeah, with those on, you get the radiation and the grope...
Here’s a little Grope ‘N Change for ya!
American TSA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH__rJ0uqYA
Japanese TSA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vm7OF-Ruxs
New Slogans From Airport TSA Offices Across The Nation
Can’t See London, Can’t See France, Unless We See Your Underpants.
Grope Discounts Available.
If We Did Our Job Any Better, We’d Have To Buy You Dinner First.
Only We Know If Lady Gaga Is Really A Lady.
Don’t Worry, My Hands Are Still Warm From The Last Guy.
Throw A Few Back At The Airport Chili’s And You Won’t Even Notice.
Wanna Fly? Drop Your Fly.
We’ve Handled More Balls Than Barney Frank
We Are Now Free To Move About Your Pants
We Rub You The Wrong Way, So You Can Be On Your Way.
It’s Not A Grope. It’s A Freedom Pat.
When In Doubt, We Make You Whip It Out.
TSA: Touchin’, Squeezin’, Arrestin’
You Were A Virgin.
We Handle More Packages Than The USPS
The TSA Isn’t Silly, They Just Want To Inspect Your Willy
Stroke Of The Hand, Law Of The Land
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem
That's my favorite.
If I were going into the machine, I would rather use some silver dust to highlight the area. in question. Maybe even use a metalic paint to put a couple of chosen words on my stomach.
I like that, but I would like a cloud-shaped design, with the words “What you lookin’ at, Pervert!” stitched on it.
A set of lips on the butt.
The words "Bite me", or "Eat this, Janet", with an arrow pointing to my penis.
A middle finger salute.
"TSA Sucks"
"Live free or die", or "Don't tread on me".
The only problem is that provoking them would just about guarantee the secondary screening.
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