TSA Never Had to Put Up with This Stuff


     Beowulf's skinny legs sported no pants
       he devoured his prey, then licked off the ants

     King Lear didn't have to book a plane
        he'd already gone insane

     Ordered not to check his bloody bags
        Macbeth trusted three old British hags 

      Sir Michael Jackson would not remove his glove 
         his hands were even whiter, kind of
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Crandall Avatar
March 20, 2026 at 3:15 PM
haha, I like Beowulf!
Wolf Avatar
March 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Ha, ha. I'm beo's great-great-great-great-great-etc.-not-so-great grandson.
Bauer Avatar
March 20, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Ha! Your last line made me laugh, Gershon!
Wolf Avatar
March 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Glad to hear it, Ilene. Keep that smile going. ~ Gershon
DiMino Avatar
March 20, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Yep, no fun if one has to travel. A mess.
Wolf Avatar
March 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM
And travel used to be so relatively effortless on airplanes. Remember?
Cunningham Avatar
March 19, 2026 at 10:25 PM
It's amazing what some folks try and smuggle onto a plane. Tom
Wolf Avatar
March 21, 2026 at 9:20 PM
That's for sure, Tom.
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