Optimist Prime took this picture while waiting in the airport security line:
I’m not sure how security checks to make sure an item is explosion proof. Seems like they’d have to try and blow the item up in order to determine its unexplodability. My son didn’t make clear to me if security was only exploding luggage or also exploding people.
I took this picture in an airport:
I’ve never agreed with the philosophy of calling all children special, and I certainly disagree with designating children as ‘special’ just for being un-accompanied. It seems merely lacking a companion sets the ‘special’ benchmark pretty low. As a matter of fact, doesn’t a child completely lacking in companions seem more likely to be the opposite of special? Seems like a truly special child should have constant offers of accompaniment.
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gerknoop
September 11, 2011
I thought the airport was running a “special” on all unaccompanied children. Like a blue light special.
Laura
September 12, 2011
Me too. And it must have been really popular, because it looks like they’re sold out.
Binky
September 12, 2011
That’s what I thought, too. Sort of like a unclaimed luggage sale. The airlines could probably make a lot of extra money selling off lost or unwanted passengers.
HoaiPhai
September 12, 2011
I don’t think they’d do that over there, Blinky… I hear they have a very liberal organ donor programme in China.
limr
September 11, 2011
I totally thought the same thing. Buy one get one free on all unaccompanied children! Get yours before they run out!
randomlychad
September 11, 2011
It seems to me that perhaps, due their unaccompaniedness, the latter could be pressed into service to service to assist with the former; to wit:
“Un-accompanied children, special explosion-proof testing”
Hansi
September 11, 2011
That looks like Thai writing to me, and I too thinks it had more to do with advertising then nice thoughts.
k8edid
September 11, 2011
I thought you could just drop your children off, unaccompanied, and the airline would take care of them for a little while….
modestypress
September 11, 2011
Isn’t that special?
John Erickson
September 11, 2011
Maybe that was just a one-time flight for unaccompanied kids? Like the old passenger train “specials”?
And personally, I’d like to see a little explosion-proof checking in an airport. A few fireworks makes the wait SO much easier. Believe me, I’ve tried, but even pre-9/11, airport security just didn’t see the fun in a cluster of bottle rockets flying through O’Hare Terminal 2.
I just can’t understand why………..
HoaiPhai
September 12, 2011
All we have left that’s fun at the airport are “blue angels”, and I’m not talking about the precision flying squadron.
gardenmad
September 12, 2011
It’s not Chinglish, but one of the funniest signs I’ve seen was “Unaccompanied children will be given free candy and a kitten”.
granny1947
September 12, 2011
Thank you for the smile.
It is Monday tomorrow.
I needed somthing to smile about!
pattisj
September 12, 2011
I agree with your thoughts on unaccompanied children. I wish there were none.
spilledinkguy
September 12, 2011
I’m not sure I believe it.
That sign looks a little rickety to me.
Surrey gal
September 12, 2011
It’s good that they were checking items, not people.
Brown Road Chronicles
September 12, 2011
Perhaps children who are left un-accompanied in an airport have parents that are “special”!
Luda
September 12, 2011
This is terrifying. I can only assume the unaccompanied children are being used in the explosion proof tests, and that sounds illegal.
nursemyra
September 13, 2011
Illegal maybe, but fun to watch
educlaytion
September 13, 2011
I love these so much. That is all.
flippingchannels
September 13, 2011
This is why you should never come back from Singapore. Just stay there forever and keep taking pictures of signs for our amusement.