#Airport Security

[deebrisbyfish]

I haven't been on a plane in roughly 20 years, and never since transitioning until now. That said, it turned out that it was all the frustrations and irritations I was already accustomed to that ended up being the issues. Seriously, if this strip ran more than once a week, I could have easily filled a full week of daily strips up with travel chaos. That said, hopefully, this sums it all up well. ;)

[goldxnfemme]

reminder that when we say ACAB, everyone in charge of borders is included

[one-time-i-dreamt]

My boyfriend was mass murdering airport security officers for some reason. While he was at it, I stole a soda bottle from a shop.

[crowneprince]

Free airport jungle juice!

[highamfunny]

I love how their bits and puns have us contemplating whether or not 9/11 happened in a made up fantasy world

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Next question! “Have your bags been in your possession the whole time?” No. Usually, the night before I travel, just as the moon is rising, I place my suitcases out on the street corner and leave them there unattended for several hours… just for good luck. Next question! “Has any unknown person asked you to take anything on board?” Hmm… well what exactly is an “unknown person”? Surely, everyone is known to someone. In fact, just this morning, Karim and Yusef Ali Bengaba seemed to know each other quite well. They kept joking about which one of my suitcases was the heaviest.

--George Carlin

[dougielombax]

Needlessly philosophical airport security questionnaire.

Idk

Something like this:

“Is your flight for business or leisure purposes?”

“Have you flown with this airline before?”

“When was the last time you renewed your passport?”

“Have you ever been placed on a watch list by any law enforcement, security or intelligence agencies.”

“Do you know who you are?”

“Are you who you say you are?”

“Are you lying to us?”

“Have you lied to us?”

“WILL you lie to us?”

“WHEN will you lie to us?”

“WHY will you lie to us?”

“Why DID you lie to us?”

“Are you a liar?”

“Why are you a liar?”

“Are you a good man?”

“Does the sum of your lived experience outshine that of the lowest downtrodden beggar?”

“Have you ever felt a desire to flee?”

“What is your existence?”

“Do you claim to know more than you actually do? Are you aware of that which you don’t?”

“Have you been barred from visiting any particular countries or locations at any point between the past ten years and today?”

“Are you aware of why you are currently being questioned?”

“Are you aware?”

“Are you?”

“Is anything mankind ever says or does truly unnatural in any way?”

“How often do you fly or otherwise travel abroad on a regular basis?”

“Do you accept this impermanence?”

“Were you ever marked as being a potential flight risk at any point in the past or before now?”

“Have you engaged in any forms of smuggling, trafficking or fraud?”

“Are you or have you been affiliated with any known extremist or terrorist groups?”

“Have you ever now or at any other point felt a vague sense of ennui accompanied by a feeling of indescribable yearning for a past that is no longer, accompanied by a sensation of melancholic unfulfillable longing?”

“Have you ever recognised your own capacity for great evil, but also for good? If not either?”

“Have you ever made this face. >:{“

“Do you have any disabilities, allergies, disorders or health conditions?”

“Have you ever felt a desire to renounce the wider world and live a life away from society as a wild man or a hermit?”

“Do you understand the difference between the known truth, the ecstatic truth, and the subjective truth?”

“Why do we die?”

“Are you subscribed to any frequent-flyer packages?”

“How many times would you say a man dies? And when is he truly, finally dead?”

“What is the present?”

“Do you have any dual citizenship?”

“Have you been to this airport before or not?”

“Have you ever been questioned at an airport before now?”

“What was the last airline you flew with?”

“Could there ever be anything greater or lesser than this?”

Idk.

It sounds funny to me at least.

[starwarsbookckub]

[gooblegorp]

[magiccath]

One time I was going through airport security and they flagged my metal TARDIS hairclip as suspicious material and went through my entire bag in front of everyone and when the security lady got to the hair clip she just looked at me and said “really?” before sending me through to my destination

[deebrisbyfish]

So, the 78th annual Reuben Awards was this past August 23rd! Heidi and I flew out to San Diego to attend as I (and this very comic strip) were nominated in the category of "short form online comic". So, considering the nature OF this comic, this is a subject that will obviously be covered here in the strip now that it's all over. Hope you enjoy this more specific slice of our lives for the next few strips. :)

[rhongomyniad-jr]

Im going on an airplane in about a month, and I have a dilemma. Ive been using TransTape lately, and I dont know if it would be better to use that to bind, use my regular binder, or something else. Any advice or tips would be helpful!

[denim-bias]

[sleepydross]

watching supernatural over again cause I need background noise and there's nothing funnier to me than the season 1 episode on the plane like damn pre 9/11 america was wild they could take more than a hotel shampoo bottle's worth of holy water through security? like hell lmao

[riverpancakes]

hey so im looking through the tsa "what can i bring" website and guns are allowed on planes

whats the point of tsa if guns and weapons are allowed on planes still

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

First thing on my list tonight… airport security. Tired of this shit. There’s too much of it; there’s too much security at the airport. I’m tired of some guy with a double digit IQ and a triple digit income rooting around inside of my bag for no reason and never finding anything! Haven’t found anything yet! Haven’t found one bomb in one bag! And don’t tell me “well, the terrorists know their bags are gonna be searched so now they’re leaving their bombs at home.” There are no bombs. The whole thing is fucking pointless! And it's completely without logic! There's not logic at all! They'll take away a gun, but let you keep a knife! Well what the fuck is that? --George Carlin