[sionnsar]

When we told then what we were carrying, and how much of it, they didn't have the heart to shoot us down.

Clearly you didn't tell them about the bagpipes...

[NicknamedBob]

"Clearly you didn't tell them about the bagpipes..."

Well, this was over the Irish Sea, so they might have been more forgiving for that than American pilots.

By the way, just speculating here, but I can think of at least one good reason why Irish pilots are not allowed to wear kilts while flying.