[Magdalen] groaner

[Grace Cangialosi]

Some years ago a group of us were traveling to England on diocesan business. One man was looking forward to enjoying some Cuban cigars and had brought a butane lighter and a device that's used to cut the tips off cigars. They confiscated both items, but replaced the lighter with a book of matches!  We spent some time later speculating about how, exactly, the cigar cutter could serve as a weapon.  "Would you mind sticking your finger in here so I can cut off the tip of it?" seemed  a bit out of the question.

> On Mar 26, 2017, at 9:05 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The gf lost the embroidery scissors her grandmother gave her this way.
> They were confiscated.
> 
> I gave her a replacement for Christmas,
> but 2016 stork scissors aren't as well-made as 1950s stork scissors.
> 
> Strangely, they allow knitting needles in the cabin,
> and those can be used to kill.
> 
> I carry a cane with a removable rubber tip. Under the tip is a deadly spike
> (for icy sidewalks). The cane is titanium and is hollow. Could probably
> hold a pound of heroin. They always wave me in, help me secure it in
> an overhead bin.
> -M
> 
>> On Sunday, March 26, 2017, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I got through security last fall with a nasty pair of kitchen scissors in
>> my briefcase.  Amazed, I had my cousin mail them home lest I not be so
>> "lucky" on the return trip
>> 
>>