“TSA Claimed The Peanut Butter Was A Liquid”: 25 Travelers Are Sharing The Dumbest Reasons TSA Gave Them A Hard Time, And I’m Starting To Think Common Sense Gets Confiscated At Security

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"The thiefy TSA agent still had the gall to proclaim how lucky I was as I walked away. It was truly one of the most dumbfounding experiences of my life to see such a brazen abuse of power." View Entire Post ›

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