[Cboldt]

Yeah, corkscrews are on the forbidden list, but knitting needls are okay (by TSA rules, international carriers may impose different rules). The TSA list was last updated in November, 2003.

TSA Fact Sheet - Permitted and Prohibited Items <-- Link to 320 kB PDF file

[americanbychoice]

You are forgetting something, or you are presuming a few things.
First of all you state it as a fact that the screeners can locate that document.
Second, You are assuming that they can read it.
Thirdly, You believe that they can undertand what they are reading.
Very presumptious of you, if I might say?
:-)