Friday, February 23, 2007

Search Me!

When I was a kid, they used to advertise X-ray Glasses in the back of comic books. There was always an illustration showing a man wearing these glasses and contemplating a shapely young woman. Apparently the glasses did provide an optical illusion - but they did not actually provide an ability to look under a person's clothes.

Fortunately, the folks at TSA now have the Backscatter X-ray machine. But, unfortunately, the linked article shows a large gentleman from behind, which does very little for me.

It's strictly voluntary. If you get flagged as needing special attention, you can choose between the X-ray and getting patted down.

Would you rather be seen or felt?
Bring out the dogs. I'd rather be smelt.

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