As far as I can tell, not a hoax.

See??? Back then, common sense had NOT yet gone the way of the Dodo.

o.O

Hilarious and ingenious! Ah, common sense, how I miss it.... :-)

But this was the early 70s, after all. Chevy Vega, Ford Mustang II, AMC Gremlin, Pinto...common sense wasn't all that common, and there were plenty of reasons to be horrified.

Oh c'mon, Old RPM Daddy. Those were experiments! We learned from them, right? Didn't we??

o.O

The TSA should hire James Baily to handle complaints from the "waa-waa, we don't want to scanned" snivelers.

That was a great NFL response.

Nowadays, of course, the first writer might file a libel suit. Or at least sue for emotional distress.

"We learned from them, right? Didn't we??"

Well, if "don't do that" is a lesson, then I guess we did.

Someone in the Obama administration should offer the complainer (Mr. Cox) a job... he has the right instincts for a regulator/czar.

Having spent time attending games at the Old Cleveland Municipal Stadium, I don't think this would have been my greatest fear attending the games. Great letter. Loved it.