Comments on: Going Through Security, Cryptozoologically

By: Phoenix xPx

Phoenix xPx — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:45:03 +0000

You’re supposed to bundle that stuff in scientific-y looking display cases.

Hauling it around with your personals definitely means you’re growing Peyote out in the hills

By: tropicalwolf

tropicalwolf — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:38:26 +0000

I think I would have been MORE concerned if the conversation had gone:

TSA - “Sir, what’s in the bag?”

Coleman: “Underwear, socks, toothbrush, and a giant skull of a large pre-historic ape.”

TSA: “Okay, move along.”

Priceless…

By: MattSouth

MattSouth — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:53:54 +0000

Cryptozoology has certainly made for some interesting flights. On one of my trips, airport security did everything except strip search me, going through my carry-on and asking lots of questions. It probably didn’t help at first when I tried to avoid the subject and say I was just doing nocturnal “wildlife research.” Then again, when I finally told them what KIND of wildlife I was researching, it didn’t seem to make them any more suspicious, maybe they just thought I was wacky and harmless. My research equipment, like pepper spray (good for unfriendly mammals), animal-handling gloves, and a Mestel gas mask (nationals in one area were pretty consistent in their tales of a cryptid spraying a toxic vapor), probably contribute to the likelihood I’ll get searched.