[DanMiller]

The article must, really must, be satire. Not even the Department of Homeland Stupidity Security folks could be that incompetent. On the other hand . . . . Oh well, at least I got a good giggle from it.

They do, however, have a backlog with which to deal: underpants, shoes, etc. Fly naked! No baggage and no cargo. That should fix it.

Great Zeus, Thor and Athena! What are we becomming?

[DanMiller]

I was giggling so hard that I put an extra letter in becoming. Is uncontrollable giggling a pre-existing medical condition, to be covered by ObamaCare?

[andy58-in-nh]

Unfortunately, it's no joke.

Toner and ink cartridges over 16 ounces will be prohibited on passenger aircraft in both carry-on bags and checked bags on domestic and international flights in-bound to the United States.

DHS Link here:

http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1289237893803.shtm

[wolf78]

They do, however, have a backlog with which to deal: underpants, shoes, etc. Fly naked! No baggage and no cargo. That should fix it.

On a more serious note: That's one of the reasons high speed rail is so popular in Europe. When you have to spend an hour at the airport just to have your genitals touched and your luggage searched für printer ink, and you need another half hour each to get to and from the airport, a 200 mph train is not only less humiliating, it's also just as fast.