No Play-Doh on the airplane
Airport security officials in New Orleans upset a 3-year-old boy by confiscating his Play-Doh. Josh Pitney got several cans of the colored clay for Christmas, and although Play-Doh is not on the security list of banned substances, screeners were concerned that the boy’s Play-Doh might be plastic explosive. Usually, said Josh’s mother, Christy, “all you have to worry about is [Play-Doh] getting in the carpet.”
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