Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 10:47:25 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Is That A Hugo or . . .[WSFA] Re: papers, please
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

>"Keith F. Lynch" wrote:
>
>> Similarly with today's evacuation of LAX because someone found what
>> was obviously a toy grenade.
>
>It wasn't "obviously" a toy grenade until they opened up the guy's
>luggage and looked at it.
>
>That said, I think that evacuating the terminal was a bad overreaction. =

>They should have simply figured out who's luggage it was and asked him
>to open it for them.  "Oh.  A toy. Sorry to bother you."

There was a brief discussion on SMOFs regarding having each Worldcon have =
arrangements available for Hugo winners to ship their rockets home.  In =
the current situation where a Medal of Honor is considered a possible =
weapon, the idea of lugging a Hugo on board as carry on is notthrilling.  =
Tho one could send it as checked luggage.

mjw

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