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Strange Flights of Fancy

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Take off your shoes, remove your belt, and get ready for some strange news about air travel and airport security.

Snakes on a Plane! For Real!

Samuel L. Jackson in Snakes on a Plane.Getty Images
Does life imitate art, or does art imitate life? You decide. Just get these motherf&%#&ing snakes off this motherf&%#&ing plane!

Duct Tape: It Works On Everything

A 45-year-old woman from New York, flying from Puerto Rico to Chicago, had to be restrained with duct tape after she allegedly slapping a crew member on the buttocks, and pulling the hair of a blind passenger. According to an FBI agent, she was using profanity and "invading the personal space of other passengers by touching and jabbing them."

Hard to Bear

Alaska's Juneau International Airport had to be evacuated after anti-bear spray -- a substance similar to pepper spray -- was discharged through the ventilation system.

Big Bucks for Baldies

Air New Zealand is offering $1,000 for people who want to shave their heads and become "Cranial Billboards," which involves receiving a temporary tattoo promoting the airline's new domestic check-in procedures emblazoned across the person's head.

ACLU: New Scanners Let It All Hang Out

The new generation of airport scanners can see sex organs, measure breast size, and identify passengers with penile implants, according to an ACLU technology expert.

Nipple Rings Fall Foul of Airport Check

A 37-year-old woman claims airport security ordered her to remove her nipple rings with a pliers, and she's now demanding an apology. The Feb. 24 incident began when the woman, who has multiple body piercings, set off a hand-held metal detector at a Lubbock, Texas, airport.

Pardon Me, Sir, Is That a Monkey in Your Pants?

A monkey on your back I understand. A monkey in your pants will get you arrested. And two monkeys, well, that's got to be a record.

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