Terrornoia
Ridiculous scare on an Alaska Airlines flight. NBC News reports that an Alaska Airlines flight was evacuated and the plane made to return to the airport after a suspicious white powder was found in an airplane lavatory:
It turned out to be toilet paper remnants, NBC News reported.A flight attendant aboard Flight 508, which originated in Seattle, discovered a tissue containing a "white dust," Alaska Airlines Spokeswoman Bobbie Egan told NBC News.
As standard practice, the flight crew radioed ahead to John Wayne Airport and the plane was met by a hazardous materials team, Egan said.
The 151 passengers and six crew members evacuated safely.
They were afraid one of the passengers was all coked up?
Steve Daniels at April 23, 2011 11:10 AM
Wait, they safely escaped the threat of toilet paper? Double the TSA funding
lujlp at April 23, 2011 12:00 PM
"They were afraid one of the passengers was all coked up?"
Probably they were worried about anthrax. Why the flight attendants aren't familiar with the TP dust though.....
Still, anthrax is probably what they were worried about.
Elle at April 23, 2011 1:23 PM
Yes, another sucessful foiling of a dastardly terrorist plot! Remember, TP dust can be explosive!
I R A Darth Aggie at April 23, 2011 1:48 PM
We are a nation of buffoons. Al Qaeda are laughing their asses off.
(Hey, Amy, take a wander over to Chris Elliott's blog -- the TSA apologists are out in full force!)
Lisa Simeone at April 23, 2011 2:07 PM
This is as funny/sad as the suspicious white powder found in a laundromat....turned out to be detergent.
The Former Banker at April 23, 2011 3:50 PM
Use all those taxes & fees and buy the good stuff. Sheesh.
Kendra at April 23, 2011 3:54 PM
Wow, toilet paper is almost as dangerous as a wiffleball! Who knew.
Cousin Dave at April 23, 2011 5:16 PM
"Probably they were worried about anthrax."
I get that, although if I wanted to infect a bunch of people with anthrax, I'd sprinkle it on the salad bar at Restaurant, not on the sink of an airplane.
Steve Daniels at April 24, 2011 7:30 AM
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