johndiii's Journal: Heisman... Hijack???

Perhaps this was just a hearing problem...

"I want to have my Heisman on the plane."

or

"I want to have my hijack on the plane."

Hmmmm...

"Do exactly what I say! This statue is loaded!"

As stupid as this is

[Shadow Wrought]

Its still not as bad as a few years back when the TSA tried to confiscate a WW II pilots Congressional Medal of Honor: they didn't know what it was.

Amusing story, taking awards on planes

[WillAffleckUW]

Back during a WorldCon in Australia, I ended up bringing back Bill Gibson's Hugo Award on the plane, since he couldn't attend.

Luckily for me, the rocket/mortar-shaped award was recognized by a security guard, who let the cabin crew put it in their closet, since they wouldn't let me take it as carry-on luggage.

Wonder what they do nowadays with all the hype on planes?

My guess is it was the Heisman trophy, but they were required to check it as luggage, due to security restrictions, and that's why they were tal