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Family Ties Forever! · 01-06-2010, 12:34 AM

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TSA Takes Boy's Play-Doh Before Flight Agents Have Discretion To Confiscate Toy

Posted: Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Airport screeners seized a boy's Christmas present -- some Play-Doh -- before his flight home after the holidays, St. Louis TV station KTVI reported.

Christy Pitman said the gooey toy would have entertained her sons, Josh and Nathan, on the flight home, too.

"Nathan has the empty Play-Doh packaging from the Play-Doh that was confiscated in New Orleans by the TSA last week," she said as the boy played.

"I had the kids, and my husband was there with all our bags. Josh and I were sitting, getting our shoes on and, my husband kinda motioned to us and said, 'They took our Play-Doh.'"

She said a Transportation Security Administration employee took every can out of the package and put it on a table, which made her son fuss.

"I tried to explain that those were the rules, but it turns out it's not prohibited on the TSA's Web site, so apparently those aren't the rules," Pitman said.

The station said that while Play-Doh is not prohibited, screeners can bar it at their own discretion, because plastic explosive can be made to look like the child's toy. So Josh lost a Christmas present from his grandmother.

"It's just really hard to go through security, in general, with children, much less the child whose favorite toy has been taken away," Pitman said. "I'm happy to obey the rules, I just wish the rules were more in stone. If they involved kids, especially."

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Zoneboy · 01-06-2010, 12:42 AM

If they'll confiscate a poor kid's Play-Doh then Mr. Bill will never get through security.

Vito · 01-06-2010, 12:48 AM

I don't blame 'em. Everybody knows that terrorists use Play-Doh to make unauthorized copies of the Sunday newspaper comics.

PZelda · 01-06-2010, 01:00 AM

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I don't blame 'em. Everybody knows that terrorists use Play-Doh to make unauthorized copies of the Sunday newspaper comics.

I think you're thinking of Silly Putty... I don't ever recall being able to do that with Play-Doh.

catlover79 · 01-06-2010, 02:06 AM

For pete's sake, it's an average little boy with his Christmas gift. What harm could that do? Now, if this was a man of Middle Eastern origins carrying Play-Doh around before boarding a plane, I'd be worried (and please don't accuse me of racial profiling!).

Waterston_Fan · 01-06-2010, 11:06 AM

I sure hope those kids weren't screaming on the plane, I want my play-doh!!

Vito · 01-06-2010, 11:30 AM

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I think you're thinking of Silly Putty... I don't ever recall being able to do that with Play-Doh.

You're right!

Silly Putty...Play-Doh...it's been a while.

catlover79 · 01-06-2010, 01:53 PM

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I sure hope those kids weren't screaming on the plane, I want my play-doh!!

Makes me glad I wasn't on that flight!!

PZelda · 01-06-2010, 03:54 PM

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You're right!

Silly Putty...Play-Doh...it's been a while.

No prob! I read that at first then thought to myself, "Hmm... did I do that with Play Doh when I was a kid? No, I don't think so... What was that other thing that was so popular? ...Something, something... AHA! SILLY PUTTY!" Then I had to look to be sure.

Now I want to play with Silly Putty.

steevo · 01-06-2010, 06:58 PM

Ten years ago, my family and I were boarding a plane back to CT from Florida (spending a wonderful week at Disney). My nephew had bought a toy gun not even the size of his pinky. It was a harmless prop he bought at Disney-MGM, but airport security wouldn't let it on the plane. I suppose security officials can't be too careful these days and in some instances it's warranted. Still, you have to feel sorry for the kid for losing his Play-Doh.

MickeyMac · 01-06-2010, 07:09 PM

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For pete's sake, it's an average little boy with his Christmas gift. What harm could that do? Now, if this was a man of Middle Eastern origins carrying Play-Doh around before boarding a plane, I'd be worried (and please don't accuse me of racial profiling!).

That kind of racial profiling needs to be done at airports.

catlover79 · 01-06-2010, 07:40 PM

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That kind of racial profiling needs to be done at airports.

Agreed!!

Vito · 01-06-2010, 09:28 PM

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Now I want to play with Silly Putty.

I made some really cool stuff with Silly Putty when I was a little kid. But when I went to elementary school, my art projects always sucked!

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Vito Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: California Posts: 635	I don't blame 'em. Everybody knows that terrorists use Play-Doh to make unauthorized copies of the Sunday newspaper comics.

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Waterston_Fan Eternal Member Eternal Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 26, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,195	I sure hope those kids weren't screaming on the plane, I want my play-doh!!