Must be something about Easter

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...because once again, current events have taken an old joke and raised it from the dead:

WASHINGTON (RayP)-- Transportation Security Administration officials have announced a new set of regulations to guide passengers with piercings, following last week's unfortunate incident in Lubbock, Texas involving a the forced removal of a woman's nipple rings during boarding.

"The terrorists are always trying out new things," said TSA spokesperson Theodore Baxter. "These new guidelines will help keep our skies safe while providing guidance to passengers to prevent misunderstandings."

Under the new rules, all piercings must be removed before approaching the security checkpoint. They may be carried onboard if packaged in the sealed one-quart zip-top clear plastic bag already in use for liquids and other suspected items.

One additional rule will be new, though, if affecting only a small percentage of the traveling public. At the request of the union for TSA employees fearing incidental contact with sexually transmitted diseases, any piercings removed from a passenger's genitals must instead be secured in a small metal container with a plastic lid, a signal for it to be x-rayed rather than manually inspected.

TSA management refers to this latter provision as the "Prince Albert in a Can" Rule.

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Everytime I've gone through the scanner, I've laughed to myself about people with piercings and rings in interesting places.