Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thats the stuff, just bought more at the local supermarket to take home tomorrow.........lovely. Frank ----- Original Message ---- From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, 27 March, 2008 11:16:27 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search Frank, Aaaah! Niederegger L?becker Marzipan - the very best! Maybe it goes back to a case at BOAC many years ago - someone discovered that drugs embedded im Marzipan fooled the noses of sniffer dogs, after that, some aircrews were caught smuggling narcotics hidden in oranges. Douglas FRANK DERNIE wrote: > I got a big reaction to marzipan bars in my hand luggage (I often bring > some home to England from Germany)! I assume they thought they were plasic > explosive. Great amusement when they saw what they actually were! > Frank > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: joe leung <jcyleung8@shaw.ca> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, 27 March, 2008 6:17:55 AM > Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search > > Greg, > > Checking for plastic explosives? > > Joe L > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >> bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of GREG LORENZO >> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 8:41 PM >> To: Leica Users Group LUG >> Subject: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search >> >> I'm just back from flying down to Phoenix to assist my parents in getting >> back home to Calgary. As usual, my girl's presented me with 'a list of >> their demands' which I always get when I travel somewhere without them. >> One of the list items I packed into my checked luggage for them was a >> multipack of Canel's gum. The Canel's package consists of 50 or so >> individual cellophane wrapped packages of a chicklet like gum not >> available here in Canada. >> >> Well the good TSA people at Sky Harbor decided to cut open about a dozen >> of these leaving the remains to be scattered in my bag. For some reason >> they mostly opened the white (spearmint) packages? >> >> I'm not sure why they did this as they didn't bother to enclose a note of >> explanation. Funny, if a bit annoying. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.0/1344 - Release Date: 3/26/2008 >> 8:52 AM >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information