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pintobean

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:03 PM
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TSA wallpaper - disgusting

http://gizmodo.com/5688087/the-tsas-sense-of-humor-makes-me-nervous

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csziggy

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:04 PM
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1. Is that for real? If so, it is very disturbing. n/t

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Brickbat

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:04 PM
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2. I found it funny -- if it's not fake.

Lots of crap goes on behind the scenes at pretty much every job.

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whathehell

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Mon Nov-15-10 03:47 PM
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14. Fake or not, I find it about as funny as

rape and molestation...:eyes:

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sally cat

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:05 PM
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3. The new Rite of Passage.

Edited on Mon Nov-15-10 02:08 PM by sally cat

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Poll_Blind

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:05 PM
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4. Just an FYI, that photo was allegedly taken at least 2 years ago. NOT current.

A link to the original poster's page shows not only how old it is but even at the time of posting the uploader said the image was "old".

PB

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Greyhound

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:06 PM
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5. It is funny and it is fake. n/t

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ProgressiveProfessor

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:17 PM
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6. It looks fake to me...but that is without taking the picture apart

On most gov computers you can not change the wallpaper.

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Ian David

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:45 PM
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11. That COULD be a civilian office in the airport. n/t

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backscatter712

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:21 PM
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7. I've posted the "My First Cavity Search" pic to make fun of the TSA.

Edited on Mon Nov-15-10 02:22 PM by backscatter712

I'm not sure what to think of members of the TSA itself using that pic as wallpaper...

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Ezlivin

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:33 PM
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8. FAKE: The TSA can't afford gloves

However, they do spit on their hands to ease insertion issues.

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blondeatlast

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:37 PM
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9. Fake--gov. employees can't put up their own wallpaper or screensavers.

Edited on Mon Nov-15-10 02:37 PM by blondeatlast

what you see there is precisely why.

I wasn'[t even able to post a pic of my son on my monitor when I was a public service employee.

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TexasObserver

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:44 PM
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10. Now they'll have to teach kids "but it's ok when a TSA goon in a uniform does it."

Edited on Mon Nov-15-10 02:45 PM by TexasObserver

We teach them not to allow bad touching, but what can we do about TSA cops? The whole concept goes off the rails.

Why not go to bomb sniffing dogs? They can smell explosives we can't even see.

The terrorists HAVE won. We have given away our personal freedoms for nothing, for unbridled fear devoid of reason or purpose.

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MineralMan

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Mon Nov-15-10 02:46 PM
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12. I'm sure it's a fake. Incredibly easy to Photoshop any image

into such a photograph. Such a thing simply wouldn't be allowed at any TSA installation. This was posted here earlier, sometime last week, and started a long discussion. It's still a Photoshopped fake. When you hear hoofbeats, odds are it's horses.

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liberal N proud

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Mon Nov-15-10 03:03 PM
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13. That was only there until the district supervisor was on site

If it was at all.

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Qutzupalotl

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:45 PM
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15. That doesn't look fake to me.

Notice the blue "glow" around the monitor extends into the border. No rough edges around the screen image. Border is uniform. Soft focus matches the surroundings. Image is properly skewed to match tilt of monitor.

I am NOT saying it is definitely genuine. I'm only saying I see no evidence of tampering.

Others have pointed out that it is strictly against the rules to change backgrounds on a government (TSA) computer. That's surely the case, but someone might have found a workaround, snapped this picture, then quickly took it down.

It could also be fake, but if so, it's a very well-done one.

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pintobean

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Mon Nov-15-10 08:04 PM
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18. I don't know if it's fake or real

but at least you gave a thoughtful analysis. I haven't seen that from those that claim it's fake. Claiming it's fake because it's against the rules is ridiculous.

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seabeyond

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:47 PM
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16. why he may pose a threat to NS. isnt that the truth. we ought to all understand why

we pose a threat to NS and how it must be stopped.

i know

CAVITY searches. if the groping and naked scanners dont reduce us to submission surely those cavity searches will.... and maybe we wont pose such a threat

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sarcasmo

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Mon Nov-15-10 05:57 PM
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17. No more rights in this country, they don't want you to fly.

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