Sex toys shut down Berlin airport

[mbcdefg]

www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/08/08/suspicious-objects-shut-down-a-german-airport-terminal-a-bomb-squad-found-sex-toys/?__twitter_impression=true

when staffers using an X-ray scan at Berlin’s Schönefeld Airport couldn’t identify a mechanical device in a bag on Tuesday morning, they called police and shut down the D Terminal due to “suspicious content in a luggage piece,” the federal police said, according to CNN.

The bomb squad arrived, and an announcement went out over the loudspeaker: Can the gentleman with the multiple unknown objects in his luggage please step forward and explain them?

He was shy, CNN reported. And reluctant to talk, only calling the items “technical stuff.” He was not identified by media reports.

Meanwhile, a bomb squad probed the luggage. It made its determination in an hour.

Yep, sex toys. Definitely sex toys. Including a vibrator.

The terminal reopened around noon.

[miniroller]

Ah, poor mister...

[sparrowsong]

That would be so embarrassing!

[pumpkin]

When I read these stories I'm always soooooo glad it's not me and my vibrator causing the issue.

[susiebw]

These must not have been run-of-the-mill sex toys if it took hours to sort this out . . .

[btdt]

Word of advice - remove the batteries from any toys before you fly. My sister has an embarrassing anecdote about having to go through customs with the strange vibrating emanating from her bag.

[GilliC]

Trevor Noah was just talking about this last week (in relation to 3D-printed guns)!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSiXIDQF990&feature=youtu.be&t=3m25s

[ellipses84]

Aug 9, 2018 8:07:21 GMT -5 susiebw said:

These must not have been run-of-the-mill sex toys if it took hours to sort this out . . .

Probably not, but I have experienced a lot of clueless TSA agents here when it comes to my breast pump, and I have a super common Medela. I was constantly having my bag searched although one agent showed me on the second x-ray screen it is clear what it is and the agents should have known on the first pass through. Lately they are making everyone remove electronic devices larger than a cell phone. That would be really embarrassing for a sex toy collection!

[bitsandpieces]

Someone I know held up the TSA line earlier this year with battery powered candles. The organic waxy compound surrounding a battery pack with a wire to the lightbulb looked too much like a bomb. When they eventually figured out what it was and let her go, they told her that the only reason the bomb squad wasn't involved is that it was 4:45am and they weren't on until 5am. So I guess if you want to get past the bomb squad, book a super early flight.

[followyourarrow]

Aug 9, 2018 8:07:21 GMT -5 susiebw said:

These must not have been run-of-the-mill sex toys if it took hours to sort this out . . .

I don’t know, my car keys with the key that folds in seriously confused TSA and I came ridiculously close to missing my flight due to them.

[carmenere]

Do you guys remember the thread on ML about the unidentified sex you? I think it was LanaLang ? Did we ever find out what it was?

[TBM]

Aug 9, 2018 16:01:03 GMT -5 followyourarrow said:

Aug 9, 2018 8:07:21 GMT -5 susiebw said:

These must not have been run-of-the-mill sex toys if it took hours to sort this out . . .

I don’t know, my car keys with the key that folds in seriously confused TSA and I came ridiculously close to missing my flight due to them.

I have the same key fob, and DH was the one who had possession and had to explain to TSA. Maybe more than one time, since he purposely took his key ring last time we flew, even though we had driven my car and his key ring takes up more space in his bag or pocket.

[mmmomof2]

Aug 9, 2018 16:10:20 GMT -5 carmenere said:

Do you guys remember the thread on ML about the unidentified sex you? I think it was LanaLang ? Did we ever find out what it was?

The thing that looked like a whipped cream canister attached to a dildo? I think it was determined to be for people with a fetish for extra extra jizz, for lack of a better word.

[klingklang77]

Aug 9, 2018 8:07:21 GMT -5 susiebw said:

These must not have been run-of-the-mill sex toys if it took hours to sort this out . . .

Oh, you don’t understand Germany and its paperwork. Trust me, it would take ages, not depending on the type of toy. 

I’m sure security came around checked everything out. Then they probably had to do a ton of paperwork after that until the airport could reopen. 

[Miss Phryne Fisher]

I was in London last week and got some cute lingerie at a pretty popular store there. They also sell all sorts of sex toys. One in particular I thought about buying, then I had the thought of this very thing happening. How embarrassing that would be!

[mbcdefg]

The loudspeaker announcement reminds me of that Golden Girls episode where they went to a store to buy condoms before their cruise.

[LanaLang]

Aug 9, 2018 20:24:25 GMT -5 mmmomof2 said:

Aug 9, 2018 16:10:20 GMT -5 carmenere said:

Do you guys remember the thread on ML about the unidentified sex you? I think it was LanaLang ? Did we ever find out what it was?

The thing that looked like a whipped cream canister attached to a dildo? I think it was determined to be for people with a fetish for extra extra jizz, for lack of a better word.

I didn't think about it being an ejaculate. I assumed it was the fuel canister. That thing was scary and so gross! Six months ago and it still grosses me out to think of it. It was like if my husband fisted me up to his elbow.

[LanaLang]

Aug 10, 2018 23:24:18 GMT -5 LanaLang said:

Aug 9, 2018 20:24:25 GMT -5 mmmomof2 said:

The thing that looked like a whipped cream canister attached to a dildo? I think it was determined to be for people with a fetish for extra extra jizz, for lack of a better word.

I didn't think about it being an ejaculate. I assumed it was the fuel canister. That thing was scary and so gross! Gross because it was filthy. It needed some serious bleach. Six months ago and it still grosses me out to think of it. It was like if my husband fisted me up to his elbow.