Thanks to the war on terruh, if you go through a metal detector at the airport and some loose change sets it off, you'll be asked to walk through a backscatter Xray machine that can see through your clothes and show every naked intimate inch of you. The TSA originally said such technology was only being looked at and they weren't serious about implementation – but of course they’re now testing it in Phoenix and will be expanding the backscatter machines to other airports this year. You can refuse the invasive machine and get a standard pat down, though if my most recent trip to the airport is any indication, the TSA loves to frisk elderly women, who, if you've watched any footage of the Taliban training, are totally like jihad.

posted by Lazlow at 6:44 PM  on Wednesday, February 28, 2007