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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 7 Feb 2017

    I'm being held at TSA right now because my bag got flagged for having liquids except I doesn't and they realized they grabbed the wrong bag-

    1:03 PM - 7 Feb 2017
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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 7 Feb 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        - and it was the guy before me who had water in his bag and they say I can't leave until they find that guy and his bag?!!

        6 replies 4 retweets 10 likes
      3. Die Mongrel‏ @NedGilmore 7 Feb 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        No-one else in the world really understands why you guys put up with the TSA.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 7 Feb 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        like they have torn my bag apart 3 times and looked at their scan images and definitely know it's not my bag they wanted

        5 replies 2 retweets 3 likes
      3. David Fox @ #IAAPA Orlando‏Verified account @DavidBFox 7 Feb 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        maybe if they try another 3 or 4 times the liquids from the other person's bag will magically teleport over to yours.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 7 Feb 2017
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        and they still won't let me leave while they look for some random dude in O'Hare who got through with a bottle of water

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      2. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 7 Feb 2017
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        ok I'm out

        9 replies 0 retweets 15 likes
      3. Jewish Interactive‏ @ChanaKanzen 7 Feb 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        was worth it to hear you! Pls connect me to games for change as you suggested? Ty!

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      4. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 7 Feb 2017
        Replying to @ChanaKanzen

        they are @G4C here on Twitter tell them i sent you!!

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      1. Arjan Kroonen‏ @arjankroonen 7 Feb 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        So what were you doing in line behind someone with a bottle of water? Well? Well? Explain that! Ha!

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      1. Arjan Kroonen‏ @arjankroonen 7 Feb 2017
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        Better to have someone detained than no-one, just in case they need to blame someone for something. Hang in there!

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      1. IBookery‏ @ibookery 7 Feb 2017
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        May the Force be with you @avantgame

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      1. schneidermike‏ @schneidermike 7 Feb 2017
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        #freejane

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      2. William Harmon‏ @TGF_William 7 Feb 2017
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        classic TSA. I was held once for having a small container of cayenne pepper powder.. that they had -tasted- and knew was harmless

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      1. James T. King‏ @JamesTKingP1 7 Feb 2017
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        That about sums up security theater pretty well. Sorry for the ordeal.

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      2. Scott Robinson‏ @Scottgas2 7 Feb 2017
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        You are lucky it didn't happen at a European airport

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      3. Rainbowgynous‏ @Rainbowgynous 8 Feb 2017
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        I forgot to take my travel sized toothpaste out of my suitcase in a European one once... Nothing happened X-D

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      4. Rainbowgynous‏ @Rainbowgynous 8 Feb 2017
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        Shit, just realised they probably detained the guy behind me! Uh oh! At least the Italians allowed me to dump my drink

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