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Reporters Expose Airport Security Lapses By Blowing Up Plane, Onion News Network

Regarding the Mike Figgis LAX story, it's not true.

We were thinking of reporting this story on a radio show I work on, so we did a little fact checking. We contacted Figgis' publicist, ...

—BoingBoing pees on my parade

Director Mike Figgis was going through security at LAX when he was asked the reason for his visit. "I'm here to shoot a pilot," was his response.

—Director Mike Figgis Detained at LAX..., Cinematical (who?)

Jaer replied, "Why do you want me to take off my t-shirt? Isn't it my constitutional right to express myself in this way?" One of the JetBlue workers said, "people here in the US don't understand these things about constitutional rights."

Another added, "You can't wear a t-shirt with Arabic script and come to an airport. It is like wearing a t-shirt that reads "I am a robber" and going to a bank."

—Jet Blue makes passenger change "offensive" tee shirt

Is this Sierra Mist ad now funny or sad?

[insert the-real-threat-to-national-security-is-Kathy-Griffin's-explosive-plastic-surgery... joke here]

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FOLLOWUP:
The more I think about it, it's definitely funny. I mean — inadvertently brilliant!

The Ad Council should pick it up as a PSA:
Our Nation's Security Screeners: Do What We Say, Or We'll Digitally Rape You.