# Have you ever slipped something by the TSA? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 10, 2014, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-slipped-something-by-the-tsa/700950 "2014-10-10T10:49:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-slipped-something-by-the-tsa/700950/61 "2014-10-13T18:41:20Z")
1. I flew to Washington DC using a small duffle bag for my carry-on bag. Went through security there and back with no problem. When I got home and unpacked, I discovered\*\* five 12-gauge shotgun shells\*\* in a side pocket! :eek: I had used the same duffle bag a few weeks earlier on a duck hunting trip and totally forgot they were in there. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-slipped-something-by-the-tsa/700950/62 "2014-10-14T19:14:08Z")
I unintentionally flew with a slot-head screwdriver in my laptop bag. Length = 5 inches, tiny narrow slot head on one end, phillips on the other, would be decently effective as a throat-puncturing device. Also had a 4.5 oz bottle of Blair’s MegaDeath hot sauce, which is widely considered a lethal weapon when applied to the tongue, aside from which that’s more ounces of liquid than you’re supposed to be allowed as carryon. [QUOTE=August West] totally forgot they were in there. [/quote] yep me too. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-slipped-something-by-the-tsa/700950/63 "2014-10-14T21:35:01Z")
Recently, a large bottle of hot sauce. The really, really hot kind, too. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-slipped-something-by-the-tsa/700950/64 "2014-10-14T22:21:36Z")
I have a [small multitool shaped like a key](http://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Tech-ST44444-Utili-Key-Multi-Function/dp/B0001EFTEC) that I’ve carried onto at least 20 flights and haven’t had it confiscated yet. I even spotted the exact tool on one of the TSA’s “things you can’t bring on board” display cases. ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-slipped-something-by-the-tsa/700950/65 "2014-10-14T22:33:28Z")
My sister absentmindedly packed her set of wood carving knives - basically a big box of really, really sharp scalpels - in her carry-on. She got noticed, all right. Had to be patted down because of metal buttons on her jeans. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-slipped-something-by-the-tsa/700950/66 "2014-10-16T04:10:51Z")
I’ve gone through with needles for (legal) self-injectable drugs several times, and they’ve never asked to see my doctor’s note. Recently, I made it through with a five-ounce bottle of Garnier Fructis Anti-Frizz Styling Milk. I had the baby with me, and if stopped I suppose I could have argued that it was milk (“it says so right on the bottle!”), but I was worried that they would make me sample some of it. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-slipped-something-by-the-tsa/700950/67 "2014-10-16T04:33:52Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > I have a [small multitool shaped like a key](http://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Tech-ST44444-Utili-Key-Multi-Function/dp/B0001EFTEC) that I’ve carried onto at least 20 flights and haven’t had it confiscated yet. I even spotted the exact tool on one of the TSA’s “things you can’t bring on board” display cases. I have the same, and while it usually doesn’t get noticed, there was one time where TSA confiscated it. I repkaced it, and keep on flying. I also carry a ‘tactical pen flashlight’ which is legal: [image 1](http://www.jsburlys.com/media/ecom/prodsm/SW747PLT.JPG) [image 2](http://images2.opticsplanet.com/365-240-ffffff/opplanet-night-armor-tactical-window-breaker-pen.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-slipped-something-by-the-tsa/700950.md?page=3)