TSA now scanning for cupcakes?
Was it funny because cupcakes are so nausiatingly trendy? Or because it invokes the image of sneaky spies baking girly pies? It has been widely reported that MI6 substituted a bomb recipe with a cupcake recipe, see Lowering the Bar here, or others here, and here.
And some funny responses from twitter:
Cupcakes used by MI6 to foil al-Qaida: A British intelligence agency is fighting al-Qaida, one cupcake at a time… http://bit.ly/ilG2Gc—
Spy Scroll (@SpyScroll) June 05, 2011
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Mmmm, cupcakes. http://goo.gl/4i4tw—
Al-Qaeda (@alqaeda) June 03, 2011
Whilst I would never let the truth get in the way of a good story, this one seems plausible. Which brings me to my point. Does this mean we should not mention cupcakes when passing through security at the airport?
Have you ever made one thing, thinking you were making another?
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Here is a helpful list of things you cannot do in a plane, aside from mentioning cupcakes… http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2011/06/things-you-cant-do-on-a-plane-vol-1.html
Beware of those with non-svelt figures, now TSA will be looking for lumpy ‘contours’! http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-cnn-implant-bombs,0,7695785.story