On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:45:14 GMT, Bluesea wrote:

> "Eric Jorgensen" > wrote in message
> news:20050218142200.443847ed@wafer...
>> On 18 Feb 2005 13:19:37 -0800
>> "elgoog" > wrote:
>>
>>> Ever get into trouble traveling with tea? I used to have problems
>>> carrying coffee. The dogs are trained to respond to coffee because
>>> smugglers hid drugs inside the coffee in an attempt to fool the dogs.
>>
>> I hear tell my supervisor once got hassled at the airport with a
> ziplock
>> baggie full of yerba mate.
>
> I've never seen yerba mate. Does it look very much like oregano?
>
>> There's a noted case of a tourist being asked to transfer his "Gunpowder
>> Tea" out of it's labeled packaging for fear it might unsettle other
>> passengers.
>
> Oh, good grief. I comprehend the logic, but some people (other passengers)
> really need to find something better to do with their nosiness. I mean, it
> wasn't as though "GUNPOWDER" was in large letters, was it?

Wouldn't it be better if it was in large letters? I mean, what kind of
idiot terrorist would try to board a plane with a can boldly labeled
"Gunpowder" or a box labeled "Dynamite"???
--
Derek

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