Our local NBC Station yesterday ran a hard-hitting expose on a little-known security risk: bras. Yes, you heard right - put down that .38 calibre brassiere, lady, and nobody will get hurt.
It seems that the underwire that gives support bras their support tends to set off metal detectors, and some unfortunate women trying to visit jail inmates or board aircraft are being requested to take off their bras in the interest of full disclosure ... I mean ... security. I suppose that amazing skill most ladies have of removing their bras via a sleeve without taking off their blouses is finally paying off in more ways than one.
I guess you can't be too careful - after all, we've had the Underwear Bomber and the Shoe Bomber ... it was only a matter of time before our security professionals recognized the deadly danger posed by hard-wired, high-powered bras.
The NBC report notes that the rules concerning bras are different at different local jurisdictions. In Montgomery County, Maryland, for instance, visitors to the local jail are not required to remove bras but are inspected with a handheld detector if the bra happens to set off the primary metal detector.
Let me make a couple of points perfectly clear, ha, ha: I'm not going to make any snarky jokes about "handheld detectors" or "wands" in the context of examining potentially hostile bras or their dangerous contents, nor am I going to run right out and apply for a job as a bra screener with the TSA.
Victoria does need to keep some secrets, after all.
Have a good day. And ladies, don't worry about having to take off your bra in the interest of security. Red-blooded, patriotic American men will be happy to support you.
More thoughts tomorrow.
Bilbo
9 comments:
I don't know why the underwire isn't plastic, but wearing one will also get you groped by TSA. I've taken to wearing sports bras without wire when I fly. Sorry if that's TMI.
I'll just giggle at this :)
Can't tell you the number of times I've been padded down by TSA because of my underwire. Actually, I've come to enjoy it and now limit my bras to those with underwires.
KathyA, you are a true patriot!
Nice to see that the local news there is still focusing on those hard-hitting, journalistic masterpieces. Now I just have to see where I can find an underwire jockstrap...
I still want to be able to pick my patdowner person. I don't want no guy touchin' my junk.
Leslie - I'll be the judge of how much I is TM.
Andrea - go ahead...I did1
Kathy - I literally don't know what to say...
Bandit - ...but you said it for me.
Bob - Now, THAT is TMI!
Mike - If we men have "junk" that shouldn't be touched, what do we call what the ladies have that shouldn't be touched? Don't answer that.
Since the contents of my bra would not qualify as WMDs, I fing it a good excuse for going the comfy route: wearing one without underwire.
Did she or didn't she? Would TSA handlers tell all?
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