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Subject: [Leica] Re:Billingham bags banned from u.s. domestic flights
From: leicaluvr at comcast.net (Tom Schofield)
Date: Mon Mar 14 16:18:01 2005
References: <7629EB4795F39146A4D2ECC655CD68EA033742EA@asc02.asc.upenn.edu> <007601c528e9$420c4ac0$24a0fea9@MacPhisto>

Using the Jedi mind control, are you?  Hummmm .... Strong with the force you 
are.

Yoda

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 2:57 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re:Billingham bags banned from u.s. domestic flights


> Flying from the US to the EU, I was stopped by TSA agents.
>
> TSA - How long have you had these cameras?
>
> Me - About 3 or 4 seasons
>
> TSA - Let me see your identifaction
>
> Me - You don't need to see my identification, these aren't the cameras you
> are looking for.
>
> TSA - These aren't the cameras we're looking for
>
> Me - I can go about my business
>
> TSA - You can go about your business, move along, move along
>
> See, it's easy.
>
> Chris
>
> ps - I like Moon8 the best
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kyle Cassidy" Subject: [Leica] Billingham bags banned from u.s.
> domestic flights
>
>
>> Washington -- March 14, 2005
>> The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that camera bags
>> made by the Billingham Photographg Luggage company (Nasdaq: LENS) would 
>> be
>> barred from all flights whose origion or termination was within the
> borders
>> of the United States. The bags are popular with oweners of Leica Cameras
>> (OTC: LEICF.PK) which have recently been barred from U.S. flights. "It 
>> has
>> come to our attention," said Homeland Security spokesperson Thad Whitel,
>> "that Leica cameras are manufactured in Germany -- a country which is not
>> and never has been our ally. If they choose to side with the terrorists, 
>> I
>> see no option but to remove their products from our flights to protect 
>> the
>> safety of Americans in the air." As evidence of the dangers of Leica
>> cameras, Whitel produced several examples of scandelous photographs
> recently
>> taken by American photographer Kyle Cassidy. "You won't need any further
>> examples than these," Whitel said, producing enlargements of the photos.
> The
>> photos were all taken within the past 30 days:
>>
>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon8.jpg
>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/coral1.jpg
>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon1.jpg
>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/coral2.jpg
>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon2.jpg
>
>
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In reply to: Message from KCassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy) ([Leica] Billingham bags banned from u.s. domestic flights)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:Billingham bags banned from u.s. domestic flights)