Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Airline Security: Flying Naked is Next

In my recent post Terrorists, Lipstick and Lieberman I used a very innocent cartoon of a man flying naked.

I had no idea this would turn out to be the real thing.

PharmaGossip is reporting that planes from the UK to the US are now boarding naked passengers, all in the name of airline security. Forget about see through zipper bags with your personal stuff. Now they let it all hang out.

I wouldn't have believed PharmaGossip, if it wasn't for the fact that the blog provided picture proof.

And to convince you, in this case I'm making an exception from my rule to always show men and women in the most flattering light and positions.



The only thing that hasn't changed is passengers standing in line for the restroom.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

OH MY GOD that is funny.

One can only hope towels are mandatory to sit on. Even naked stewardesses...or is that supposed to be naked flight attendents.

Somehow the idea of a flapping wienie in my face while being asked "Coffee tea or hot dog" just don't sit right. I can only hope at least they wear aprons.

Funny though.

Anonymous said...

Drugs, nudity, and corporate intrigue.

You've got my attention.

Kansas said...

Gives a whole new meaning to the command "Return your trays to the upright position..."

Anonymous said...

You know, we actually has this conversation at dinner with long time friends this past weekend. They have so completely bought into being terrorized, the husband proudly declared if stripping down and filing through security butt naked is what it was going to take to ensure safety, he was all for it and ready to comply without question or reservation. I always suspected he was a closet exhibitionist, lol.

Anonymous said...

I used to be an airport screener. I worked in customs, recieving passengers from international flights. One passenger set off the magnamomiter and was stopped for a hand wand check, and, I guess he thought he was really under suspicion because he took off ALL his clothes!

Anonymous said...

I love the way the two guys in the front have their heads down... Hilarious! I hope they wipe the seats down after every flight... I would bring my own cushion and a towel.

Erik said...

Er...its not in the name of airline security - its a nudist airline...been around awhile. :o)

http://www.naked-air.com/

Anonymous said...

I need to find out where to catch one of those flights! I have not seen any ..nekked..people in decades!!

As for security, I just saw this week what is visible on those screens they put you in front of. I had some inkling about that already, I get patted down, and thoroughly checked out each time I go on a flight, and even ..nekked.. the alarm will go off, and loudly. But I really found out when I saw my orthopedist and he did not quite light the x-ray properly. Man! Well, I figured I had be clean on the hook already, and it was NOT NEWS to him. But then he said...eh, I do not want to look at it right now, I am going to look at it later...And I thought, geez, after lunch? Better watch out, after all, I am very old! Do not lose your lunch!

Kansas said...

This is just wrong on so many levels...